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Participant Information

Please enter your name, email address and date on which you completed the assessment in the fields below.

Note: The email address you enter below should be the same which was used for the challenge signup.

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Participant's name

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Email address

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Date of the assessment

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Steps for Conducting a Visual Waste Audit

Follow the steps below to complete an initial visual waste audit if you reside in a single family or multi family home. 

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

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, yard waste and compost). Follow steps 1-5 and record your values under each waste stream in the sections below. In the case you don't have that specific waste collected or do not wish to complete an assessment, please input zeros in all the fields.
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 recycling (L)

Yard Waste Analysis

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

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Days worth of yard waste

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Yard waste bin volume (L)

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Percentage of yard waste in bin (%)

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Total quantity of yard 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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