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The weight of a cubic yard of trash will depend on what the trash is composed of. For example, a cubic yard of paper weighs about 568 pounds, while a cubic yard of aluminum cans weighs about 63 pounds.
4.5 "six square foot" bags equal a cubic yard (27 cubic feet) of volume capacity.
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20 lbs takes us 0.2 cubic feet; a yard is 27 cubic feet; that would take 27/.2 = 135 bags. That is a lot of bags, with total weight of 2700 pounds
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What about 30 cu.yds. of trash ??? The question does not make sense.
4,000lbs
The company Waste Management offer a dumpster service for a variety of dumpster size (from 20 to 40 yard dumpsters). For example, in zip code 15482, a 20 Cubic Yard dumpster costs $818 and a 30 Cubic Yard dumpster costs $884 (both base prices).
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bags of what?
The number of bags in a cubic yard depends on the size of the bags being used. Typically, a cubic yard can fit around 13.5 regular-sized garbage bags with a capacity of 33-35 gallons. However, this may vary with larger or smaller bags.
The weight of a cubic yard of trash will depend on what the trash is composed of. For example, a cubic yard of paper weighs about 568 pounds, while a cubic yard of aluminum cans weighs about 63 pounds.
It depends on the size of the bag of mulch. If the bags are 3 cu.ft., 9 bags equal 1 yard, but if the bags are 2 cu.ft., approximately 13-14 bags equal 1 yard.
about 60 60lb bags
about 60 60lb bags
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40 bags of 90 will give you 1 yard