Waste Audits

A systematic process for waste reduction starts with a professional waste audit. This thorough analysis of your waste stream sets a baseline and identifies materials:

That can be reduced, reused, recycled or composted
That have market value
That can be reduced by improved supply chain or operations management

Key components of the waste audit

Establish baseline data by identifying and measuring all waste for a chosen time period
Characterize and quantify waste streams
Verify waste pathways
Asses effectiveness of and determine ways to improve current waste management systems
Set goals for each opportunity for improvement and analyzing cost effectiveness
Prioritize opportunities with highest potential
Evaluate cost analysis of buying recycling equipment such as balers, compactors or shredders etc…
Evaluate billing for all waste collection vendors