Discover federal waste and recycling datasets via the data.gov CKAN Action API

domain: Data.gov CKAN API (catalog.data.gov) · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Call the CKAN Action API at catalog.data.gov/api/3/action/package_search with a query such as q=recycling or q=solid+waste.
  2. Register for a Data.gov API key if higher rate limits or sustained programmatic use are needed.
  3. Parse the returned package metadata (title, organization, resources) to find direct links to the underlying agency dataset or API, such as EPA Envirofacts or CalRecycle.
  4. Follow the resource URL to the source agency's own API or download, since data.gov itself only hosts metadata.

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