PARTICIPATE IN THE MMP
Join the MMP today to measure program performance, benchmark results, and discover tools & resources to improve your programs.
Participation is easy & free
The program is free to join and most communities complete the program assessment surveys within 90 minutes.
Powerful analytics
Measure pounds per household, GHG equivalencies, the economic benefits of recycling, and more.
Standardized surveys
Optimized to streamline data entry, the program assessment surveys are standardized to facilitate consistent measurement.
Benchmark results
Compare your program performance to county, state and/or national averages.
Monitor year-over-year performance
Measure the effect that new programs or initiatives have on annual performance.
Improve programs
Turn insights into action by generating the program recommendations report. Discover new ways to improve program performance.
POWERFUL ANALYTICS
Benchmarking
Compare your municipality’s program performance to other MMP participants.


Economic Benefits of Recycling
Calculate the economic impact of your recycling programs by converting tonnage information into insights about estimated job creation, attributable wages, and tax revenue.
Annual Trend
Monitor your annual performance metrics to analyze trends and identify opportunities to make program adjustments.


Program Recommendations
Discover opportunities to grow your programs by learning about industry-developed tools and resources.
Pounds Per Household
Analyze the pounds of waste, recycling, and organics generated by each household served by your collection programs.


Environmental Benefits
Based on the EPA’s WARM model, this report converts reductions in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) into everyday terms such as gallons of gas conserved.
Annual Tons Per Program
Measure the total tons of recycling, MSW, and organics captured by your curbside, drop-off, and public space collection programs.


Per Capita
Analyze the pounds of waste, recycling, and organics generated per resident.
Pounds Per Household Compared to the U.S. National Average
Compare your community’s per household recycling performance to the national average.


Annual Diversion Rate
Calculate your community’s overall diversion rate (for all programs) or select a program to view its diversion rate including the total tons of material diverted and disposed.
Performance Summary
See all your program performance metrics summarized in one report.

APPLY NOW
The MMP is available to all municipalities, counties, and regional government agencies delivering residential material collection programs in the U.S. and Canada.