A breakdown of the materials collected on 3/2:

• Arena:
  • 220 lbs aluminum
  • 300 lbs plastic
  • TOTAL: 520 lbs from the arena
• Recycling bins around the concourse:
  • 120 lbs aluminum
  • 200 lbs plastic
  • TOTAL: 320 lbs from the recycling bins
• Pulled from the waste stream (came from the compactor below the facility):
  • 440 lbs of mixed materials (paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic) that the sort workers pulled at the Waste Transfer Station

TOTAL: 1,280 pounds of recyclables

340 pounds of aluminum

500 pounds of plastic

440 pounds of mixed material (paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic)

• Diversion rate
  • 4,540 total waste collected that night (trash + recycling)
  • 1,280 of this total waste was recycled that night
  • 1280/4540 = 28% diverted