Energy & Sustainability worked example
Landfill Diversion Rate at 99% landfill diversion target: a worked example
Push landfill diversion target up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an EHS or sustainability manager needs to track landfill diversion against a target
The inputs for this scenario
- Waste diverted from landfill: 760 tons (unchanged)
- Total waste generated: 950 tons (unchanged)
- Landfill diversion target: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Landfill diversion rate = waste diverted from landfill ÷ total waste generated × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 80 % for landfill diversion rate, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 19 points for gap to landfill diversion target.
- At this operating point the engine returns 760 tons for waste diverted from landfill.
- At this operating point the engine returns 950 tons for total waste generated.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where landfill diversion target sits at 90% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
- It computes the percentage of total waste diverted from landfill and the gap, in points, between that rate and your stated target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Landfill diversion rate: 80 % (headline result)
- Gap to landfill diversion target: 19 points
- Waste diverted from landfill: 760 tons
- Total waste generated: 950 tons
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Landfill Diversion Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.