Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO)
Columbus, Ohio

Climate Change Analysis

DSM was contracted by the Solid Waste Authority to analyze the potential costs and benefits associated with expanding residential and commercial recycling in Central Ohio. DSM collected data on current residential and commercial recycling rates, and estimated the potential to increase these rates based on DSM's experience working with other residential and commercial programs. DSM then used the US EPA WARM model and the Canadian WASTED model data to estimate air emission impacts, including carbon savings associated with recycling, and compared these benefits against estimated costs to implement the new recycling programs.

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