Us Help Home Local Govt. Map Site Search Solid Waste Characterization Database California established the ambitious goal of diverting 50 percent of its waste from landfills by the year 2000.
Local governments continue to play the integral role in meeting and exceeding that goal.
This database is designed to provide local governments with a tool to look at what's being disposed in their waste streams to help them plan how to divert materials from disposal and conserve resources. It looks at disposed waste only, so materials that are typically recycled are not included in this data. This database looks at the waste stream of a jurisdiction based on what types of generators are located there. There are many waste characterization data limitations . This tool is a starting point to help with integrated waste management, not the end point.