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Steps for Conducting a Visual Waste Audit
Steps for Conducting a Visual Waste Audit

Follow the steps below to complete the visual waste audit if you are a business, school, commercial or government organization. 

Step 1. Empty all of your bins e.g. garbage, mixed & depot recycling and compost, on your regular collection day. Take bins for refundables, glass, etc., to the depot so you’re starting fresh.

For commercial entities that use shared dumpsters, measure your waste before emptying it into the dumpsters. Feel free to use a timeframe that reflects your waste frequency.

Note: If you have not completed the above steps, do not proceed with filling out this form and come back to it once you have.
Garbage Analysis
Step 2. Record the number of days that you have collected the waste for in the box below.

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Days worth of garbage

Step 3. Determine the size of your bins. You can usually locate the size inscribed on the side or the bottom of the bins. For an infographic displaying the most common bin sizes, please refer to Measure Your Waste section on the website. Record this value in the box below.

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Garbage bin volume (Liter/L)

Step 4. Visually estimate how full each bin is (e.g., 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%). Record this value below.

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Percentage of garbage in bin (%)

Step 5. To calculate the volume of waste in each bin, multiply the bin size by how full it is, in terms of percentage. For example, a 60 L bin was about half (50%) full when emptied, then there is 30 L (60 L x 0.5 = 30L) of waste in it. Record this value below.

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Total quantity of garbage (L)

Step 6. If you wish, you may conduct a similar audit on more than one kind of waste stream, (e.g. mixed recycling, depot recycling, and compost). Follow steps 1-5 and record your values under each waste stream in the sections below.
Mixed Recycling Analysis

Follow steps 1-5 and complete an audit for Mixed Recycling Stream.

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Days worth of mixed recycling

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Mixed recycling bin volume (L)

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Percentage of mixed recycling in bin (%)

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Total quantity of mixed recycling (L)

Depot Recycling Analysis
Depot items include; glass, styrofoam, plastic bags, flexible plastic packaging, etc. Please refer to the Reduce Your Waste section of our website for more information.

Follow steps 1-5 and complete an audit for Depot Recycling Stream.

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Days worth of depot recycling

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Depot recycling bin volume (L)

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Percentage of depot recycling in bin (%)

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Total quantity of depot waste (L)

Compost Analysis

Follow steps 1-5 and complete an audit for Compost Stream.

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Days worth of compost

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Compost bin volume (L)

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Percentage of compost in bin (%)

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Total quantity of compost (L)

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Additional Information

Remarks

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What did you find most challenging while reducing your waste?

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If you have any comments or observations, record them in the text box below.

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Supporting Images

You are encouraged to share pictures of your visual waste audit using the field below. Accepted file types are png and jpeg.

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