Measuring Solid Waste Baselines
Baseline measurements allow communities to determine progress towards (or away from) their sustianability goals. Solid waste characterization and diversion studies identify and quantifies the amount, source, and treatement of trash produced.
Reports & Guides:
- Guide to Conducting a Waste Diversion Study - California Integrated Waste Management Board
- Household Hazardous Waste: One-Day Collection Programs
- Rate Structure Design: Setting Rates for a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Program
- Waste Characterization Guide: California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)
- Waste Diversion and Disposal by Industry
Featured Reports & Guides
Waste Characterization Guide: California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)
Outlines methods for designing and implementing municipal waste characterization study


