Specifications include, but are not limited to: The waste characterization study and recycling audit will analyze waste generated for residential and commercial sources in rural, unban and suburban areas within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the spring, fall, summer and winter, as well as the types of quantities of potentially available recyclables and compostables in waste stream. The project will determine what constitutes the Commonwealth’s residential and municipal waste in all six DEP regions: southeast, southcentral, southwest, northeast, northcentral, and northwest. The waste study and recycling audit consists of (a) development of a study design, (b) selection of a random sample, (c) implementation of field work and (d) analysis of the results.