Who should use WARM?
WARM was originally developed for small to moderate-scale waste managers enabling them to understand how their “business-as-usual” waste management practices compare to alternative practices such as recycling, source reduction, or composting in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. Its user base has expanded to include various community officials, EPA WasteWise partners, and municipalities interested in learning more about the climate and waste connection. However, the results garnered from using WARM are estimates and the model approach is not appropriate for use in inventories because of the diffuse nature of the emissions and emission reductions within a single emission factor calculated in WARM.
