California’s 2019 Per Capita Disposal Rate Estimate In 2019, 42.2 million tons of material from California were disposed in out-of-state and in-state landfills. To calculate California’s recycling rate we add an additional 6.3 million tons of “disposal-related”... Read MoreRead more about California’s 2019 Per Capita Disposal Rate Estimate

Local Government Data Tools An array of tools and information to assist local government (and businesses) to reduce disposal, conserve resources, and help California meet its waste reduction goals.Visit Local Government Central to find tools under specific topic areas... Read MoreRead more about Local Government Data Tools

Note: This page contains historical information from CalRecycle’s Disposal Reporting System, prior to 2019. In the third quarter of 2019, (Oct. 1, 2019) CalRecycle transitioned to a new disposal reporting system called the Recycling and Disposal Reporting... Read MoreRead more about Major Disposal Reporting Dates

Transformation Credit Note: This page contains historical information from CalRecycle’s jurisdictional per capita disposal rate calculations, prior to 2023, that included a per capita diversion credit for disposal tons sent to an approved transformation facility.... Read MoreRead more about Transformation Credit

Regional Agencies Introduction Cities and counties may join together to form “regional agencies.”  Regional agencies can report disposal numbers as one entity.  Regional agencies may prepare a single set of waste management planning documents, report to CalRecycle as... Read MoreRead more about Regional Agencies