Material Type Description (CalRecycle Waste Characterization Studies)


Remainder / Composite Organic


Other Organic


Remainder/Composite Organic means organic material that cannot be put in any other type. This type includes items made mostly of organic materials, but combined with other material types. Examples include leather items, cork, hemp rope, garden hoses, rubber items, hair, carpet padding, cigarette butts, diapers, feminine hygiene products, small wood products (such as Popsicle sticks and toothpicks), sawdust, agricultural crop residues, and animal feces from small household pets such as dogs and cats.

 

 

Comments, suggestions, questions? Contact CalRecycle waste characterization staff at wastechar@calrecycle.ca.gov


Solid Waste Characterization: https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/WasteCharacterization/
Contact: wastechar@calrecycle.ca.gov