Mid America Paper Recycling - Survey Audit Question Title * 1. Address Name Company Address City/Town State/Province ZIP/Postal Code Country Email Address Phone Number OK Question Title * 2. Who will be working with us through the audit process and what is their email address? Name: Email: OK Question Title * 3. What year were you founded? OK Question Title * 4. How many employees do you have? OK Question Title * 5. How many sites do you have? OK Question Title * 6. What is the square footage of this/these building? OK Question Title * 7. Your company's recycling effectiveness (Your overall percentage to have zero waste) 100% >75% >50% >25% 0% OK Question Title * 8. What is the current frequency of materials that are being moved through a compactor (not baler) weekly? 2x / month 1x/week 2x/week 3x/week >4x/week Not using a compactor OK Question Title * 9. What materials are generally disposed of in the compactor? None Trash Loose recycling All Not using a compactor OK Question Title * 10. What materials are generally disposed of in your dumpster? None Trash Recycling with no value All OK Question Title * 11. How is everyone in the company tied into recycling objectives? Monetary incentives Goals Documented objectives No formal program OK Question Title * 12. Do you have drop trailers or live load trailer currently? Drop trailer live load No logistics plan OK Question Title * 13. Are you currently moving your product to a mill, to a processor, or unknown? Mill Processor Don't know OK Question Title * 14. Who owns the recycling logistics inside your facility? Everyone C-Suite Directors Shipping No one specific, everyone chips in OK Question Title * 15. How are you currently informed of your trailer pickups? Dashboard Electronically Email/phone None OK Question Title * 16. Do you have documented loading patterns? (how the trailers are to be loaded) Yes No Unknown OK Question Title * 17. Are your loads weighed prior to leaving the premises? Yes, scaled No, receive afterwards from processor No Weights given or received OK Question Title * 18. How often are you receiving recycling reports from your recycling vendor (e.g. pickups, tonnage, revenue)? 1x/mo. 1x/quarter 3-6 months >6 months Never OK Question Title * 19. How many tons of waste are shipped out per week? Greater than 60 40 - 60 10 - 39 Less than 10 Less than 5 Less than 2 OK Question Title * 20. Is the waste baled, loose, skidded, all the above? Baled Loose in gaylords or tubs Skids All of the above OK Question Title * 21. Are there any products that you do not feel are worth recycling? No Yes Don't know OK Question Title * 22. What is the primary source of your recycled material currently? Byproduct Shipping waste Don't know OK Question Title * 23. What product has been the most challenging to recycle? None Primary Product Secondary product All products OK Question Title * 24. Do you have any equipment in house to manage your recycling? Horizontal baler with cyclone system Horizontal baler with cart tipper Downstroke baler Baler/gaylords/tubs Gaylords/tubs None OK Question Title * 25. Do you segregate the grades of material? Yes Sometimes No OK Question Title * 26. Is there a process that waste material goes through in your facility from start to finish? Yes, well defined Yes, but not well defined No OK Question Title * 27. How familiar is your personnel on the various grades of paper stock? Very knowledgeable Somewhat knowledgeable Neither knowledgeable nor Unknowledgeable Unknowledgeable Unknown OK Question Title * 28. What are the financial goals of the organization regarding recycling? Revenue source Save money from landfill None OK Question Title * 29. Are your loads labeled or tagged in the recycling paperwork with proper reporting with said grades being linked? Yes Sometimes No OK Question Title * 30. Do you regularly consider your costs and gains from your recycling efforts? Yes, often No, rarely OK Question Title * 31. Is the service you are receiving what you would expect? Yes Sometimes No, rarely OK Question Title * 32. Does your recycling service provide you with a dedicated customer service person currently? Yes Yes, but shared with several CSRs No OK Question Title * 33. What level of service are you receiving? Excellent Good Average Poor OK Question Title * 34. Which best describes your current service and pay levels? Excellent service/pay Good service/pay Moderate service/pay Slow payments Poor service OK Question Title * 35. Is there a continuous improvement plan that is currently being followed? Yes No Don't know OK Question Title * 36. When visited by your recycling vendor, what value do they bring? Analyze our waste stream They supply our internal reporting and review with us They stop by and say hello periodically Do not receive any visits OK Question Title * 37. What was the result of the recycling efforts that you set out to accomplish last year? 100% accomplished 75% accomplished 50% accomplished 25% accomplished Nothing accomplished, did not set goals and objectives OK Question Title * 38. How often is your recycling strategy reviewed? Quarterly 6 months 9 Months Annually Never OK Question Title * 39. Who is on the continuous improvement team? Selected Team from all areas Executive team Operations team Single individual No one OK Question Title * 40. Is there a champion of this program? Yes Somewhat, not a champion but watches over program No OK Question Title * 41. Have you considered recycling as part of safety initiatives? Yes There are facets of our recycling program that tie into safety No OK Question Title * 42. Are there any products within your recycling products that could possibly be contaminated or contain prohibited substances (e.g. chemicals, blood, solvents, acid, wax, other liquids) Yes No perhaps OK Question Title * 43. Do you have preventative maintenance regularly performed on your recycling equipment? Yes Occasionally No No recycling equipment OK Question Title * 44. Do you post the results of the recycling efforts for everyone to see? Yes Occasionally No OK Question Title * 45. What waste products do you primarily recycle? OK Question Title * 46. How did you first hear about this survey and our website? OK DONE
