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Important!

In the third quarter of 2019, (Oct. 1, 2019) CalRecycle transitioned to a new disposal reporting system called the Recycling and Disposal Reporting System. Data and information from the new reporting system can be found on Recycling and Disposal Reporting: Reports List.

CalRecycle’s State of Recycling and Disposal reports can be found on CalRecycle Publications Catalog Search.

The data reports listed on this page cover years up through 2019, newer solid waste data can be found in the noted RDRS report list.

Disposal and alternative daily cover (ADC) tonnage is subject to change due to revisions. The following Disposal Reporting System (DRS) reports are based on information reported by permitted facility operators and compiled by county/regional agency disposal reporting coordinators.

CalRecycle staff enters this data into the DRS database, triple checks the entry to ensure it matches the tonnage submitted by each county, and then releases the finalized data in yearly increments. Only finalized data are shown in these reports.

Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) is CalRecycle-approved material other than soil used as a temporary overlay on an exposed landfill face. Note: Information on ADC by material type is not available prior to 1998.

Alternative Intermediate Cover (AIC) is CalRecycle-approved materials other than soil used at a landfill on all surfaces of the fill where no additional solid waste will be deposited within 180 days. Note: Information on AIC by material type is not available prior to 2006.

The original format DRS web report, used by many jurisdictions to check their disposal tonnage prior to filing an annual report, is listed below as "Jurisdiction Disposal and ADC Tons by Facility".

Statewide Reports
Waste Flow by Origin Reports

These reports include solid waste disposal, export, and alternative daily cover. They show how much waste was produced within the boundaries of an individual city, or within all of the cities comprising a county or a CalRecycle-approved regional agency.

Waste Flow by Destination Reports

These reports include solid waste disposal and alternative daily cover. They show how much waste was disposed at a particular facility, or at all of the facilities within a county or a CalRecycle-approved regional agency.

Facility Snapshot

This report shows disposal and ADC tonnages received for the last three years, as well as jurisdictions sending waste to that facility.

Data updated continuously.
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