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Organics Market Development Indicators

Compost Sales and Diversion Indicators

Compost Sales Indicator

The following shows total amounts of organic products (compost, mulch, wood chips, and steer manure) sold to various market segments (i.e. agriculture, horticulture, municipal, etc.) over time. For more detail, see the organic materials measurement and analysis project report.

Year 2000 Sales of Organic Products  Cubic Yards Market Segment 4.5 mil Agriculture 3.8 mil Horticulture 500,000 Municipal 250,000 CalTrans 3.2 mil Biomass-to-energy  2.3 mil Landfill cover

Local Waste Diversion Indicator

This indicator tracks trends in the implementation rate of compost programs by local governments on a statewide basis. The chart below was constructed using data from the CIWMB's Planning Annual Report Information System (PARIS). The PARIS database summarizes the information contained in local jurisdictions' source reduction and recycling elements (SRRE) on a statewide basis. The compost program categories included in the graph were selected from the information available in the PARIS database.

Number of Programs Implemented Year Government Composting Food Waste Composting Other School 1995 81 37 28 25 1996 81 47 31 28 1997 82 54 32 31 1998 89 63 38 37 1999 93 68 41 40

Shows number and types of local organic waste diversion programs implemented over time.

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Last updated: August 29, 2008