Countywide Waste by Origin 1995 - 2013

datahub.smcgov.org | Last Updated 29 Feb 2016

Data about the weight of waste by city, town, and unincorporated areas of San Mateo County by where the waste originated. Origin means the jurisdiction where the waste was produced. ADC means CalRecycle-approved materials other than soil used as a temporary overlay on an exposed landfill face. ADC is measured in tons. CalRecycle-approved materials other than soil used as a temporary overlay on an exposed landfill face. Generally, these materials must be processed so that they do not allow gaps in the face surface, which would provide breeding grounds for insects and vermin. Public Resources Code section 41781.3 stipulates this practice is recycling, not disposal, and authorizes CalRecycle to adopt regulations, such as Title 27 California Code of Regulations, section 20690. Approved materials include processed green materials, sludge, ash and kiln residue, compost, construction and demolition debris, and special foams and fabrics. Also see Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Advisory #48. DRS web reports are based upon information reported by permitted facility operators and compiled by County/Regional Agency disposal reporting coordinators. The data is checked for accuracy then released in yearly increments. Only finalized data are shown in these reports.

Tags: trash, landfills, recycling

This dataset has the following 6 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Report Yearreport_yearcalendar_date
Report Quarterreport_quartertext
Origin Jurisdictionorigin_jurisdictiontext
Disposal Tondisposal_tonnumber
Transformation Tontransformation_tonnumber
Total ADCtotal_adcnumberADC is measured in tons. CalRecycle-approved materials other than soil used as a temporary overlay on an exposed landfill face. Generally, these materials must be processed so that they do not allow gaps in the face surface, which would provide breeding grounds for insects and vermin. Public Resources Code section 41781.3 stipulates this practice is recycling, not disposal, and authorizes CalRecycle to adopt regulations, such as Title 27 California Code of Regulations, section 20690. Approved materials include processed green materials, sludge, ash and kiln residue, compost, construction and demolition debris, and special foams and fabrics. Also see Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Advisory #48.