This graph shows historical statewide per resident, per employee, and total disposal amounts for California since 1989 using SB 1016’s measurement system.
The same data in the above graph is shown below in a table format.
| Year | Historical Disposal (millions of tons) | Per Employee Disposal (lbs/employee/day) | Per Resident Disposal (lbs/resident/day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 44.0 | 19.1 | 8.4 |
| 1990 | 42.4 | 18.1 | 7.8 |
| 1991 | 39.5 | 17.0 | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 38.4 | 16.8 | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 36.7 | 16.2 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 36.3 | 15.9 | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 34.2 | 14.7 | 5.9 |
| 1996 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 35.2 | 14.3 | 6.0 |
| 1998 | 37.2 | 14.6 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 37.4 | 14.2 | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 38.6 | 14.2 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | 38.1 | 14.0 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | 38.2 | 14.1 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | 40.2 | 14.9 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 41.3 | 15.2 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 42.5 | 15.3 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 41.4 | 14.7 | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 39.3 | 13.8 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 35.5 | 12.7 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 31.1 | 11.8 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 30.4 | 11.7 | 4.5 |
| 2011 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 29.3 | 10.8 | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 30.2 | 10.6 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 31.2 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 33.2 | 11.1 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 35.2 | 11.4 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 37.8 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
Per Capita Disposal Formula: [(disposal tons x 2,000 lbs/ton) / 365 days] / population
Example: 40 million tons disposed in 1 year by a population of 38 million
40,000,000 tons x 2,000 pounds = 80,000,000,000 pounds
80,000,000,000 pounds / 365 days = 219,178,082 pounds/day
219,178,082 pounds/day / 38,000,000 population = 5.8 pounds/person/day
Sources
Disposal
- CalRecycle’s Disposal Reporting System (DRS). Historical Disposal includes Total Landfilled in State and Total Exported tons reported at the time. Does not include Transformation. Please see DRS for the most current tonnage data.
Population
- California Department of Finance
For more information contact: Local Assistance & Market Development, LAMD@calrecycle.ca.gov