Increase Residential Composting

Residential organics recapture rate

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Increase Residential Composting

Progress

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Increase residential organics capture rate to 50% (50% by 2030)

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YearValueMargin of Error
202026%
202130%
202229%

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Organics Bin Recapture Rate

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City of San Antonio, Solid Waste Department

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San Antonio

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The capture rate measures how much organic material is being recovered based on how much of this material is in the waste stream. It is calculated by dividing the tons recovered from the organics bin—the green bin—by the total tons collected for all material.