Full
Cost Accounting
 Making
cost-effective and informed decisions about municipal solid waste (MSW)
programs requires access to a broad spectrum of information. Local government
officials need to know what solid waste management really costs.
Full cost accounting (FCA) provides a common-sense approach to
identifying and assessing the cost of managing solid waste operations.
It offers a framework to aid decision-makers with short and long-term
program planning and it can help identify measures for streamlining and
improving operations.
Unlike other common methods of accounting that record only current outlays
of cash, FCA takes into account all of the monetary cost of resources
used or committed to MSW programs, which may differ from cash outlays.
Many communities nationwide are already using FCA as a way to streamline
solid waste programs, make programs sustainable in the long term, and
provide the best service for the least cost. Explore this site to learn
more about how FCA can benefit your community
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