Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates
Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates
For each Community District, its Recycling Diversion rate (percentage of total municipal solid waste collected by the Department of Sanitation that is disposed of by recycling) and Capture Rate (percentage of total Paper or Metal/Glass/Plastic in the waste stream that is disposed of by recycling). For more information about DSNY's recycling programs, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/recycling. Capture rate is the amount of materials set out for residential recycling collection as a percentage of designated recyclable materials in both recycling and refuse streams. This ratio measures how much of the targeted materials are actually being recycled, which is a measure of how successfully such materials are recycled. Please note that since 2013, DSNY no longer uses capture rate information. For information on what is in NYC's waste, see: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/reports/waste-characterization.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversion Rate-Total (Total Recycling / Total Waste) | diversionrate_total_total_recycling_total_waste | diversionrate_total_total_recycling_total_waste | Number | Total Recycling / Total Waste |
| Month Name | month_name | month_name | Text | Name of the month |
| Capture Rate-MGP (Total MGP / Max MGP) | capturerate_mgp_total_mgp_max_mgp | capturerate_mgp_total_mgp_max_mgp | Number | Total Recyclable Metal, Glass, Plastic & Beverage Cartons / Max Recyclable Metal, Glass, Plastic & Beverage Cartons in Waste Stream |
| District | district | district | Text | One of NYC's 59 community districts which correspond to Sanitation districts. |
| Fiscal Month Number | fiscal_month_number | fiscal_month_number | Number | The number of the fiscal month. The NYC fiscal year starts in July so July is fiscal month 1. |
| Capture Rate-Paper (Total Paper / Max Paper) | capturerate_paper_total_paper_max_paper | capturerate_paper_total_paper_max_paper | Number | Total Recyclable Paper / Max Recyclable Paper in Waste Stream |
| Zone | _zone | _zone | Text | DSNY Collection Zone. Zone. Zones include the following: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Queens West, Queens East, Staten Island |
| Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | fiscal_year | Number | Year that corresponds to NYC fiscal year. The NYC fiscal year starts in July and ends in June. |
| Capture Rate-Total ((Total Recycling - Leaves (Recycling)) / (Max Paper + Max MGP))x100 | capture_rate_total_total_recycling_leaves_recycling_max_paper_max_mgp_x100 | capture_rate_total_total_recycling_leaves_recycling_max_paper_m | Number | (Total Recycling - Leaves) / (Max Recyclable Paper + Max Recyclable Metal, Glass, Plastic & Cartons) x 100 |