[USCC] Yardwaste Compost Weights

[Tom Herlihy]

Brian

This is a little high.
Depending on the amounts of fines and moisture content use 900 - 1,200 
lbs/cu-yd

we use 1,000 for ease (one ton = 2 cu-yards)

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Tom

Thomas Herlihy
President, RT Solutions, LLC
Producers of Worm Power Products
32 Heritage Drive
Geneseo, NY  14454

585 245-3456
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BfleuryWeCare at aol.com>
To: <compost at mailman.cloudnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:53 PM
Subject: [USCC] Yardwaste Compost Weights


>I need to find an average weight for yardwaste compost in the  Northeast.
>>From our experience, we would use a number of ~1,400 lbs/cy,  taking into
> account that the material will weigh more in the Spring and Winter  and 
> less
> in Summer.
>
> Would  everyone agree with this number?  Remember, it's an average for the
> entire  year.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brian C. Fleury
>
> Senior Project  Manager
>
> WeCare Organics, LLC
> PO Box  785
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