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Local Government Data Tools

CalRecycle provides a number of tools and information to assist local government (as well as businesses) to reduce disposal, conserve resources, and help California meet its waste reduction goals. Please visit Local Government Central to find tools under specific topic areas. The following links take you directly to the databases and tools available:

• Annual report, electronic (EAR). CalRecycle staff developed this tool with local government users in mind. It enables jurisdictions to fill out and submit their annual reports from the convenience of their Internet-connected personal or workplace computer.

• Data Central. (Formerly known as California Waste stream Profiles). This portal provides quick access to a variety of CalRecycle and other data sources and tools relating to California’s solid waste stream, waste disposal and recycling facility infrastructure, materials flow, recycling, and much more. In addition to the resources accessed in the links below, don’t forget about the other tools available to help you find useful information, for example the Site Index and the Database Directory.

• Diversion Rate Measurement Calculator. The online diversion rate measurement calculator helps jurisdictions calculate their diversion rates, using the CalRecycle  adjustment method to remove the effects of changes in population and economic change on the jurisdiction's rate prior to the year 2007. After the year 2007, goal measurement is now measured in terms of per-capita disposal expressed as pounds per person per day. The focus will be on program implementation, actual recycling, and other diversion programs instead of estimated numbers.
• Countywide, Regionwide, and Statewide Jurisdiction Diversion Progress Report (CRS report) provides both summary and detailed information on juriisdiction review status, diversion rates, and waste diversion program implementation for all California jurisdictions. Users can group jurisdictions by county, by specific geographic regions, or by the entire state. Users can further customize reports by selecting criteria such as report year, diversion rate range, and/or jurisdiction review status.
• Disposal Reporting System (DRS) Jurisdiction Disposal and Alternative Daily Cover report provides information on the amount of solid waste disposed by each jurisdiction in California.
• Diversion Program System Reports (DPS). Use DPS as an informational tool when preparing annual reports.
• The Waste Characterization Database. The database provides estimates of the types and amounts of materials in the waste streams of individual California jurisdictions in 1999. 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.

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