ABOUT THIS PARAMETER

visitor solid waste generation rate

The amount of municipal solid waste (i.e. garbage) produced by visitors to an area per day.

Used to calculate:

Varies by: lifestyle

Used lifestyle Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)
Value Units Notes
* Average American Nemerow 2009 - Environmental Engineering: Environmental Health and Safety for Municipal Infrastructure, Land Use and Planning, and Industry U.S.: Motels () 2 lbs / room / day This value is the approximate solid waste generation rate from motel rooms in the United States.
Average American Nemerow 2009 - Environmental Engineering: Environmental Health and Safety for Municipal Infrastructure, Land Use and Planning, and Industry U.S.: Medium class hotel () 1.5 lbs / room / day This value is the approximate solid waste generation rate from medium class hotel rooms in the United States.
Average American Nemerow 2009 - Environmental Engineering: Environmental Health and Safety for Municipal Infrastructure, Land Use and Planning, and Industry U.S.: First Class Hotel () 3 lbs / room / day This value is the approximate solid waste generation rate from first class hotel rooms in the United States.
* Average Earthling Nemerow 2009 - Environmental Engineering: Environmental Health and Safety for Municipal Infrastructure, Land Use and Planning, and Industry U.S.: Medium class hotel () 1.5 lbs / room / day We assumed the same value for Average Earthling as for Average American. This value is the approximate solid waste generation rate from medium class hotel rooms in the United States.
* Average New Yorker NYC Department of Sanitation 2005- 2004-2005 NYC Residential and Street Basket Waste Characterization Study NYC: urban landscape (2004-2005) 0.000286 kg / day / m2 This value was calculated using New York City Department of Sanitation street wastebasket collection data and U.S. Census Bureau Census area information.
* Eco-conscious NYC Department of Sanitation 2005- 2004-2005 NYC Residential and Street Basket Waste Characterization Study NYC: urban landscape (2004-2005) 0.000286 kg / day / m2 We assume the same visitor solid waste generation rate as that of the average New Yorker. This value was calculated using New York City Department of Sanitation street wastebasket collection data and U.S. Census Bureau Census area information.
* Lenape Person Walker et al. 2001- BERRIES, BONES, AND BLADES: RECONSTRUCTING LATE PALEOINDIAN SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY AT DUST CAVE, ALABAMA Dust Cave, Alabama: cave (1976) 0.028241 kg / day / m2 We assume the same waste generation rate for visitors as residents. This value refers to a sample depository in Dust Cave, Alabama. Walker et al. note that the settlement size and the number of people that contributed to each waste pit is unclear. However, waste samples taken at a number of test sites confirms that overall waste was minimal, and that the majority of the waste deposited at Dust Cave were various nut shells (p 174).

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