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Use Our Online Tool To:
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Customize Your Waste
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Calculate How Much
Waste Your Business Generates |
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Reduce Waste |
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Find Recycling
Vendors |
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Set up a Program |
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While the data used on this web site can be
a valuable tool to help with integrated waste management planning,
businesses should use caution when interpreting and using the
information. The tool is designed to provide generic estimates for
businesses of a similar type, and is not intended to provide an accurate
portrayal of any one individual business.
The following is a list of limitations on
the data, most of which are taken directly from CIWMB's website found at
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WasteChar.
- One of the most significant limitations is that data was
collected from the disposed waste stream of businesses. California
statute requires jurisdictions to collect data on their disposed waste
streams only, for use in future solid waste planning. This means that
the data will be affected by recycling or waste prevention programs
occurring at businesses that were sampled. For example, if all banks
sampled had effective paper recycling programs, paper amounts in the
average waste stream shown in the database would be low. If a local
jurisdiction without any recycling programs uses the database to
estimate waste from banks, paper waste will be underestimated.
Thus, the data should only be used as a planning tool, not as a
measurement tool.
- The business database is currently the 1999 version. The data is
self-reported by businesses and may not be completely accurate for
SIC codes, number of employees, or other information. Also, even the
most recent available data is 6 to 12 months old. Data for rural
areas tends to be less accurate than for urban areas.
- The database is built on the assumption that similar businesses
have similar waste streams, regardless of business size or location.
- Although business groupings were designed so that businesses with
similar waste streams were combined, some groupings may contain
business types with dissimilar waste streams.
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