Where to Start

The Waste Management Analysis Tool includes three main components: User Manual (this document) Notebook (appendix of this document) Excel Workbook

The WMAT is designed to help many different organizations, large and small. By using the three components of the WMAT, any organization can perform its own analysis, including Private Profitability Analysis (PPA) and Social Cost Benefit Analysis (SCBA). The rest of this manual explains how to use the different parts of the Waste Management Analysis Tool. Shown below is an overview of the process:

Action Step 1. Read Determining the Scope of Analysis 2. Complete WMAT Checklist 3. Read Using the WMAT Notebook 4. Print WMAT Notebook 5. Collect Organizational Data 6. Read Using the WMAT Excel Workbook 7. Enter Organizational Data 8. Review Data 9. Read Interpreting the Results 10. Analyze Data and Interpret Results

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This WMAT User Manual guides users through the process of collecting data and entering it in the WMAT. It also provides guidance on how to interpret the results. Throughout the WMAT User Manual, important terms or concepts are highlighted in bold text, and have a corresponding textbox in the right-hand margin. These textboxes indicates the page number of sections where more information can be found about that term or concept.

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