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U.S. State and Local Waste and Materials Characterization Reports

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EPA maintains a list of state and local waste characterization studies; reports are not available for all states. You can search for your state by clicking on the state on the map or in the table below.

 

HAWAII 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1
NORTH DAKOTA 2
NEBRASKA 1
IOWA 1
VERMONT 1
IDAHO 2
MAINE 1
WISCONSIN 1
COLORADO 1
MINNESOTA 1
UTAH 2
TENNESSEE 1
INDIANA 1
KANSAS 1
ALABAMA 1
MASSACHUSETTS 1
MISSOURI 1
SOUTH DAKOTA 1
ARKANSAS 1
FLORIDA 1
VIRGINIA 1
TEXAS 1
MARYLAND 1
MONTANA 1
OKLAHOMA 1
OREGON 1
SOUTH CAROLINA 1
WYOMING 1
CALIFORNIA 1
GEORGIA 1
KENTUCKY 1
RHODE ISLAND 1
ARIZONA 1
NORTH CAROLINA 1
WASHINGTON 1
CONNECTICUT 1
DELAWARE 1
LOUISIANA 2
MISSISSIPPI 1
NEW YORK 1
MICHIGAN 1
OHIO 1
PENNSYLVANIA 1
ILLINOIS 1
NEVADA 1
NEW JERSEY 2
WEST VIRGINIA 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1
NEW MEXICO 1
ALASKA 1
International Reports
 

For additions, changes or updates, please send new reports to ORCRMeasurement@epa.gov. Most reports exit EPA’s website. The following links exit the site

State Reports
Alabama Alabama: Economic Impact of Recycling in Alabama and Opportunities for Growth (2012) (PDF)(16 pp, 309 K)
Alaska Alaska: Fairbanks North Star Borough Recycling Plan & Analysis, June 12, 2015 (42 pp, 1.1 MB)
Arizona Arizona: City of Phoenix Waste Characterization Study (2015)(196 pp, 9.5 MB)
Arkansas State of Recycling in Arkansas
California Cal Recycle Waste Characterization Studies Listing
Colorado

Colorado Solid Waste Management Data and Reports

Colorado: Boulder County Waste Composition Study (2019) (PDF) (62 pp, 3.8 MB)

Colorado: Larimer County 2016 Waste Composition and Characterization Analysis (PDF)(58 pp, 6.0 MB)

Connecticut

Connecticut: 2015 Statewide Waste Characterization Study (PDF) (160 pp, 3.81 MB)

Delaware Delaware Solid Waste Authority Statewide Waste Characterization Study, FY 2016 (PDF)(68 pp, 1.45 MB)
District of Columbia Washington, DC Public Reports on Recycling
Florida Florida Solid Waste and Recycling Annual Reporting
Georgia Georgia Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2005) (PDF) (216 pp, 4.45 MB)
Hawaii Hawaii: City and County of Honolulu Waste Characterization Study (2006) (PDF)(58 pp, 191 K)
Idaho No Report Available
Illinois

Illinois: Chicago Department of Environment Waste Characterization Study (2010) (PDF)(340 pp, 3.21 MB)

Illinois: Commodity/Waste Generation and Characterization Study (2015) (PDF)(323 pp, 9.3 MB)

Indiana Indiana's Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Study for Indiana (scroll down to bottom of page to find zip file containing the 2012 study)
Iowa Iowa: Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2017) (PDF)(118 pp, 1.5 MB)
Kansas No Report Available
Kentucky

Kentucky: Division of Waste Management Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report(64 pp, 4.1 MB)

Kentucky: Louisville Solid Waste Study Report January 2018 

Louisiana No Report Available
Maine

Maine: Residential Waste Characterization Study (2011) (PDF) (30 pp, 463 K)

Maine Solid Waste Generation and Disposal Capacity Report:  Calendar Year 2014 (32 pp, 483 K)

Maryland Maryland Solid Waste Management and Diversion Report - 2017 (for 2016 Data) (PDF)(83 pp, 2.98 MB)
Massachusetts

Massachusetts: Waste Characterization Data Summary (2011)

Recycling & Solid Waste Data for Massachusetts Cities & Towns

Michigan Michigan: Economic Impact Potential and Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in Michigan(202 pp, 3.9 MB)
Minnesota

Minnesota: City of Red Wing Solid Waste Composition Study: Solid Waste Boiler Facility (2009) (PDF) (61 pp, 5.32 MB)

Minnesota Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2013) (PDF) (59 pp, 1.66 MB)

Broader Information on the Minnesota MSW Composition Study

Mississippi Mississippi: Status Report on Solid Waste Management Facilities and Activities (2017) (PDF)(66 pp, 13.8 MB)
Missouri Missouri: 2016-2017 Waste Composition Study
Montana

Montana: 2018 Integrated Waste Management Plan(37 pp, 942 K)

Montana: Recycling Statistics

Nebraska Nebraska: State Waste Characterization Study (2009) (PDF)(2175 pp, 6.41 MB)
Nevada State of Nevada Solid Waste Management Plan 2017 (50 pp, 953 K)
New Hampshire Biennial Solid Waste Report, October 2019 (23 pp, 509 K)
New Jersey No Report Available
New Mexico Solid Waste Management Plan (2015)(34 pp, 1.5 MB)
New York

State Solid Waste Management Plan (2010)

New York: NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA Waste Characterization Study (PDF)(68 pp, 11.1 MB)

North Carolina

North Carolina: Solid Waste Management Annual Reports

North Carolina: Orange County Waste Composition Study (2017)

North Dakota No Report Available
Ohio

Ohio: Economic Impact Potential of Recycling in Ohio, 2019 (76 pp, 4.3 MB)

Ohio: Hamilton County Waste Composition Study, 2018

Ohio Waste Characterization Study (2004) (PDF)(319 pp, 1.64 MB)

Oklahoma Oklahoma: Annual Solid Waste Tonnage Report (2021)(2 pp, 140 K)
Oregon Oregon: Recycling Characterization and Composition Study 2016/2017
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania: 2016 County Recycled Materials Report (PDF)(17 pp, 816 K)

Pennsylvania: Statewide Waste Composition Study (2003) (PDF) (175 pp, 2.81 MB)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Solid Waste Characterization Study (PDF)(58 pp, 2.05 MB)

South Carolina

South Carolina Solid Waste Management 2019 Report (PDF)(102 pp, 4.72 MB)

The Economic Impact of the Recycling Industry in South Carolina (PDF)(12 pp, 1.13 MB)

South Dakota State of South Dakota Recycling/Diversion Report 2011 (17 pp, 673 K)
Tennessee

Tennessee: Waste Characterization Study (2008)

Tennessee: Analysis of Tennessee’s Household Generated Waste (2015)(23 pp, 1.0 MB)

Texas Annual Summary of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Texas
Utah No Report Available
Vermont

Vermont Waste Characterization (2018) (PDF)(53 pp, 1.31 MB)

Vermont: Waste Composition Study (2013) (PDF)(44 pp, 1.47 MB)

Virginia Virginia Annual Recycling Summary Report 2019
Washington

Washington Seattle Waste Composition Studies

Washington: Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2015-2016) (PDF)(157 pp, 2.3 MB)

Washington: Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2015-2016) (PDF)(157 pp, 2.3 MB)

Washington: Seattle Public Utilities Waste Composition Studies

Washington: King County Residential Curbside Characterization, October 2018 (PDF)(89 pp, 1.3 MB)

West Virginia West Virginia Solid Waste Management Plan 2019 (PDF)(212 pp, 5.43 MB)
Wisconsin

2020-2021 Wisconsin Statewide Waste Characterization Study 

Wisconsin: Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2009) (PDF)(112 pp, 220 MB)

Wisconsin: Statewide Waste Characterization Study (2003) (PDF)(111 pp, 738 K)

Wisconsin: Waste Characterization and Management Study Update (2002) (PDF)(47 pp, 182 K)

Wyoming Wyoming Solid Waste Diversion Study, January 3, 2013(179 pp, 4.3 MB)
International Reports Canada - Metro Vancouver 2015 Waste Composition Monitoring Program (PDF)(71 pp, 8.2 MB)
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