Waste Composition studies are periodically conducted by Waste and Recycling Services to help assess the performance of diversion and education programs and inform improvements and new program design.
In 2019, The City of Calgary assessed the waste composition of Black Carts and garbage bins, in the residential (single family and multi-family) sector and for businesses and organizations. More detailed information about each sector can be found in the description of the filtered datasets.

The weight per cent composition is provided for a number of material categories and subcategories. Definitions are attached: Waste Material Types and Definitions
Please visit Black Cart garbage collection for more information.

Waste & Recycling Services Performance Measures are used to assess the performance of The City of Calgary's waste services. Four measures have been approved for the One Calgary 2019-2022 Service Plans and Budgets: annual waste disposed at City of Calgary landfills per person, annual Black Cart waste collected per household, per cent of residential waste diverted from landfill through Blue and Green Cart programs, and average response time for a Waste & Recycling Service Request. See Accountability Reports for more information.

Annual Waste Volumes provides the number of tonnes of material managed at City of Calgary landfills, through the residential Black (garbage), Blue (recyclables), and Green (food and yard waste) Cart programs, and Household Hazardous Waste program.