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Table 2 Percentage of weekly waste generated for all seasons in three socio-economic levels of ST Lahore

From: Effects of socio-economic status and seasonal variation on municipal solid waste composition: a baseline study for future planning and development

Waste fractions

Wet (July/Aug/Sep)

Winter (Nov/Dec/Jan)

Spring (Feb/Mar/Apr)

Summer (May/June/Oct)

High

Middle

Low

High

Middle

Low

High

Middle

Low

High

Middle

Low

Food waste

52

78.1

80.1

42.4

69.7

70.6

55.8

74.6

74.8

53.2

75.2

82.3

Yard waste

11.2

5.2

0.001

5.6

2.7

0.004

15.2

3.7

0.005

13.1

3.8

0.01

Wood

0.6

0.2

tr

0.7

1.2

0.01

0.3

tr

tr

0.7

0.03

tr

Diapers

10.2

3.4

2.7

15.2

11.9

9.6

11.8

5.3

8.3

10.6

4.8

2.5

Paper & CB

8.5

3.7

1.1

10.6

5.8

2.4

7

4.7

0.97

9.7

3.9

1.2

Plastics

7.2

5.6

4.9

10.3

3.6

3.2

5.7

4.2

3.8

7.3

5.4

4.7

R & L

0.4

0.03

0.02

0.9

0.02

0.01

0.7

0.08

tr

0.6

0.2

tr

Metal

0.9

tr

tr

0.22

tr

tr

tr

tr

tr

tr

tr

tr

Glass

5.1

1.4

1.1

2.3

2.9

1.6

1.2

2.1

0.5

1.8

1.1

0.02

Textiles

0.8

0.5

0.2

2.7

0.5

0.4

0.2

2.7

0.6

0.13

2.7

0.5

Hazardous

0.09

0.09

0.6

0.7

0.03

0.3

0.04

0.3

0.5

0.06

0.13

0.7

Hygiene

0.03

0.01

tr

0.07

0.01

tr

0.01

tr

tr

tr

0.11

tr

Others

3.12

1.81

9.4

8.4

1.92

11.9

2.4

2.44

10.6

3.16

2.64

8.2

Total (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

  1. CB cardboard, R & L rubber and leather, tr trace.