§ 34-475. Solid waste generation guideline.

Table 1
Solid Waste Generation Guideline

Classification	Building Type	Quantities of Waste Generated
Apartments	Singles or no children	1—1½ cu. yd. per unit per month
	Family	1½—2 cu. yd. per unit per month
Commercial buildings	Office	1 cu. yd. per 10,000 sq. ft. per day
	Department store	1 cu. yd. per 2,500 sq. ft. per day
	Shopping centers	Varies with type of tenant handled
	Supermarkets	1 cu. yd. per 1,250 sq. ft. per day
	Restaurants	Varies w/no. of meals served & type of food
	Drugstores	1 cu. yd. per 2,000 sq. ft. per day
	Banks	Survey required
Hotels & motels	Popular—High Occupancy	1/2 cu. yd. per room per week + restaurants
	Mediocre—Average Occupancy	1/6 cu. yd. per room per week + restaurants
Warehouses		Varies with type of activity
Factories		Varies with type of activity
Institutions	Hospitals	1 cu. yd. per five occupied beds per day
	Nursing homes	1 cu. yd. per fifteen persons per day
	Personal care/assisted living	1 cu. yd. per twenty persons per day
Schools	Grade school	1 cu. yd. per eight rooms per day
	High school	1 cu. yd. per ten rooms per day
	Universities	Survey required

 

This chart has been derived from national averages, using varying weights per cubic yard.

(Ord. No. 09-0120, 1-7-09)