Solid Waste Flow Chart

The Solid Waste Flow Chart gives a pictorial view of the flow of waste in California.

Waste from a waste generator may go to one or a combination of all the following.

• Waste hauler
• Transfer Station
• Recycler
• CalRecycle-permitted Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Facility

Waste from a hauler may go to one or a combination of all the following.

• Transfer Station
• Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
• Recycler
• CalRecycle-permitted MSW facility

Waste from a Transfer Station may go to one or a combination of all the following.

• CalRecycle-permitted MSW facility
• CalRecycle Permitted Transformation Facility
• Non-CalRecycle Permitted Other Disposal
• Hazardous Waste Facility

Waste from a MRF may go to one or a combination of all the following.

• CalRecycle-permitted MSW Facility
• CalRecycle Permitted Transformation Facility
• Non-CalRecycle Permitted Other Disposal
• Hazardous Waste Facility

Recyclable material from a MRF goes to:

• Recycler

Residual Waste from a permitted Transformation Facility goes to one or a combination of all the following.

• CalRecycle-permitted MSW Facility
• Hazardous Waste Facility
• Recycler

Waste going to an MSW facility is landfilled unless it contains hazardous waste or recyclable materials.

Hazardous waste goes to:

• Hazardous Waste Facility

Recyclable material goes to:

• Recycler

Recycler sends the recyclable material to an end user who can reuse the material.

Flow Chart: CIWMB (now known as the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, or CalRecycle)

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