Conversion Factors: Construction and Demolition

Please refer to Appendix H, "What Counts Toward Diversion," to determine if these items qualify.

Material/Item	Size/Amount	Study*	LB
Ashes, dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	35–40
Ashes, wet	1 cubic foot	FEECO	45–50
Asphalt, crushed	1 cubic foot	FEECO	45
Asphalt/paving, crushed	1 cubic yard	Tellus	1,380
Asphalt/shingles comp, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	418.5
Asphalt/tar roofing	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,919
Bone meal, raw	1 cubic foot	FEECO	54.9
Brick, common hard	1 cubic foot	FEECO	112–125
Brick, whole	1 cubic yard	Tellus	3,024
Cement, bulk	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100
Cement, mortar	1 cubic foot	FEECO	145
Ceramic tile, loose 6"x 6"	1 cubic yard	Tellus	1,214
Chalk, lumpy	1 cubic foot	FEECO	75–85
Charcoal	1 cubic foot	FEECO	15–30
Clay, kaolin	1 cubic foot	FEECO	22–33
Clay, potter’s dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	119
Concrete, cinder	1 cubic foot	FEECO	90–110
Concrete, scrap, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	1,855
Cork, dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	15
Earth, common, dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	70–80
Earth, loose	1 cubic foot	FEECO	76
Earth, moist, loose	1 cubic foot	FEECO	78
Earth, mud	1 cubic foot	FEECO	104–112
Earth, wet, containing clay	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100–110
Fiberglass insulation, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	17
Fines, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,700
Glass, broken	1 cubic foot	FEECO	80–100
Glass, plate	1 cubic foot	FEECO	172
Glass, window	1 cubic foot	FEECO	157
Granite, broken or crushed	1 cubic foot	FEECO	95–100
Granite, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	130–166
Gravel, dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100
Gravel, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,565
Gravel, wet	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100–120
Gypsum, pulverized	1 cubic foot	FEECO	60–80
Gypsum, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	142
Lime, hydrated	1 cubic foot	FEECO	30
Limestone, crushed	1 cubic foot	FEECO	85–90
Limestone, finely ground	1 cubic foot	FEECO	99.8
Limestone, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	165
Mortar, hardened	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100
Mortar, wet	1 cubic foot	FEECO	150
Mud, dry close	1 cubic foot	FEECO	110
Mud, wet fluid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	120
Pebbles	1 cubic foot	FEECO	90–100
Pumice, ground	1 cubic foot	FEECO	40–45
Pumice, stone	1 cubic foot	FEECO	39
Quartz, sand	1 cubic foot	FEECO	70–80
Quartz, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	165
Rock, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,570
Rock, soft	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100–110
Sand, dry	1 cubic foot	FEECO	90–110
Sand, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,441
Sand, moist	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100–110
Sand, wet	1 cubic foot	FEECO	110–130
Sewage, sludge (see Appendix H)	1 cubic foot	FEECO	40–50
Sewage, dried sludge (see Appendix H)	1 cubic foot	FEECO	35
Sheetrock scrap, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	393.5
Slag, crushed	1 cubic yard	Tellus	1,998
Slag, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,970
Slag, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	160–180
Slate, fine ground	1 cubic foot	FEECO	80–90
Slate, granulated	1 cubic foot	FEECO	95
Slate, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	165–175
Sludge, raw sewage (see Appendix H)	1 cubic foot	FEECO	64
Soap, chips	1 cubic foot	FEECO	15–25
Soap, powder	1 cubic foot	FEECO	20–25
Soap, solid	1 cubic foot	FEECO	50
Soil/sandy loam, loose	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,392
Stone or gravel	1 cubic foot	FEECO	95–100
Stone, crushed	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100
Stone, crushed, size reduced	1 cubic yard	Tellus	2,700
Stone, large	1 cubic foot	FEECO	100
Wax	1 cubic foot	FEECO	60.5
Wood ashes	1 cubic foot	FEECO	48

*Source acronyms used

CalRecycle: California Integrated Waste Management Board
FEECO: FEECO Incorporated
Tellus: Tellus Institute, Boston Massachusetts
U.S. EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency (Business Users Guide)

Other conversion factor tables

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Appendix I | Table of Contents

Last updated: December 23, 2009

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