Environmental Compliance, Waste & Water Management worked example

Environmental Landfill Diversion Rate at 99% diversion target: a worked example

This scenario runs the environmental landfill diversion rate calculation on the strong side: 99% diversion target, with every other input held at its documented default. an environmental manager needs to track environmental landfill diversion rate against a target

The inputs for this scenario

  • Waste diverted from landfill: 680 tons (unchanged)
  • Total waste generated: 850 tons (unchanged)
  • Diversion target: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Environmental 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 environmental landfill diversion rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19 points for gap to diversion target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 680 tons for waste diverted from landfill.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 850 tons for total waste generated.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where diversion target sits at 90% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
  • Use it monthly or quarterly when closing out waste manifests and reporting diversion to corporate sustainability, a certification body, or a customer scorecard. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Environmental Landfill Diversion Rate: 80 % (headline result)
  • Gap to diversion target: 19 points
  • Waste diverted from landfill: 680 tons
  • Total waste generated: 850 tons

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Environmental Landfill Diversion Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.