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2006 Whole Earth Festival Numbers:

Was there Zero Waste?... Almost(darn close)!

(97.4% diversion from landfill, a WEF record!!!)

Category (*=recycled) Weight (lbs) Percentage of total (weight) Where'd it end up?
*Compostables 7,140 lbs 52.2% Composted locally by student-run Project Compost. Some of the finished compost used to grow food in the WEF garden plot for Karma Patrol volunteer meals.
*Cardboard 2,880 lbs 21.0% Recycled in Sacramento
*Glass 2,059 lbs 15.0% Recycled by Davis Waste Removal
*Plastics (#1&2) 471 lbs 3.4% Recycled by Davis Waste Removal
*Plastics (#3,4,5) 70 lbs 0.5% Recycled by Yolo County
*Aluminum 211 lbs 1.5% Recycled by Davis Waste Removal
*Mixed Metals 440 lbs 3.2% Recycled by Davis Waste Removal
*Paper 60 lbs 0.4% Recycled by Davis Waste Removal
Trash 360 lbs 2.6% Added to UC Davis campus landfill.
TOTALS 13,691 lbs 100% 97.4% recycled or composted, 2.6% landfilled



 
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