The emission factors developed in this study are targeted towards waste managers and professionals involved with decision making affecting the municipal waste management system in local municipalities. The use of these factors will enable scenario modelling and local choices for best practices with regard to reducing GHG emissions from municipal waste management. Therefore, in a next step a simple tool should be developed and distributed to local authorities. It should facilitate the use of these factors for GHG calculations and accounting at this level, since it is the most important level for operational decision making, with significant outcomes in terms of GHG savings from waste management in South Africa. In addition, an educational tool for households, schools and other general institutions should also be developed based on these emission factors.