waste audit guide - Rubbermaid® Commercial Products

CONFIGURE ™
CONFIGURE ™
CUSTOMIZABLE RECYCLING SOLUTION
EASY TO IMPLEMENT.
EASY TO RECYCLE.
Configure™ is a recycling system that can be tailored to your facility. Choose from our stock options or customize your own.
254 million tons of trash are generated in
the US each year.* Nearly half of that trash
comes from commercial facilities.†
SIZES
LID TYPES
WASTE STREAM LABELS
A variety of sizes to accommodate your
unique needs: 15G, 23G, 33G, and 45G.
A system with four different lid openings to provide
visual cues that help get the waste in the right container.
The Open Top Lid is available on all stock SKUs.
A collection of labels that visually display the waste
stream: mixed recycling, paper, glass, plastic, cans,
organic waste, and landfill.
WASTE AUDIT GUIDE
SIX EASY STEPS TO CONDUCT A WASTE AUDIT
Lower your hauling costs by recycling
with Configure™.
1. Set up an audit area
2. Weigh unopened waste
3. Find contamination rate
15 GALLONS
33 GALLONS
PAPER
MIXED RECYCLING
4. Separate each waste stream
5. Weigh each separated waste stream
6. Record and calculate diversion rate
23 GALLONS
45 GALLONS
CANS / BOTTLES
OPEN TOP
FLEXIBLE & ADAPTABLE
With ever-changing laws and regulations, you can adjust your Configure™ system to help meet your waste diversion goals.
23
GALLONS
45
GALLONS
33
GALLONS
33
GALLONS
HORIZONTAL ROW EXAMPLE
15
GALLONS
23
GALLONS
33
GALLONS
45
GALLONS
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E PA , MU NICIPA L SOLID WA STE GE NE RATIO N , RE CYCL I N G AN D
DISP OSA L IN THE U NITE D STATE S: FA CTS A ND FI G U RE S FO R 2 0 1 0 .
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1. SET UP AUDIT AREA
1. Ask janitorial staff to leave collected waste
in a designated area.
2. Set up supplies in a parking lot, loading
dock, or well-vented area.
3. Assemble items on supply list: tarp, gloves,
trash bags, dust pan, broom, clipboard, fish
scale, and camera (optional).
2. WEIGH UNOPENED WASTE
1. Weigh unopened landfill bags with fish
scale, recording the weight under Step 1,
beside “Unopened Landfill Weight”.
2. Weigh unopened recycling bags with a
fish scale, recording the weight on the
Waste Audit Form, beside “Unopened
Recycling Weight”.
3. FIND CONTAMINATION RATE
4. SEPARATE EACH WASTE STREAM
1. Begin to separate material into designated piles:
•Landfill
•Organic Waste (food waste)
•Glass
•Aluminum Cans
6. RECORD AND CALCULATE DIVERSION RATE
WASTE AUDIT FORM
Fill gray cells with the results from your waste audit
1. Add unopened landfill weight and unopened
recycling weight to determine your total waste.
•Paper
Unopened Landfill Weight:
•Plastic
Unopened Recycling Weight:
1. Place separated waste into
individual trash bags.
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Plastic Weight:
lbs.
Paper Weight:
lbs.
Aluminum Weight:
lbs.
lbs.
Glass Weight:
lbs.
lbs.
Organic Waste Weight:
lbs.
2. Divide unopened recycling weight by total
waste to determine your current diversion rate.
Unopened Recycling Weight:
Divide by Total Waste:
÷
%
Unopened Recycling Weight:
÷
Contamination Rate:
Total Landfill Weight:
lbs.
Total Recycling Weight:
%
Total Waste Weight:
Contact your Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Sales Representative to implement an effective
recycling system:
2. Bag and weigh contaminants and
record weight under Step 3 beside
“Contamination Weight”.
CHECK OUT RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS WASTE STREAMS
ANALYZE
Understand current waste stream habits and processes.
CREATE
Design a recycling system that fits your facility’s needs.
DEPLOY
Implement new recycling system throughout the facility.
EDUCATE
Total Recycling Weight:
lbs.
POST-AUDIT NEXT STEPS
1. In a recycling system that is already in
place, open recycling bags and remove
contaminants (i.e. landfill).
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lbs.
lbs.
5. Add total landfill weight and total recycling
weight to determine your total waste weight.
3. Find contamination rate by removing and
weighing contaminants within recycling.
Contamination Weight:
2. Weigh individual bags with fish scale,
recording the weight under Step 4 beside
each waste stream.
lbs.
lbs.
Current Diversion Rate:
HELPFUL HINT: Use a broom to sweep smaller items into
the clean trash bags to expedite the measuring process.
Total Landfill Weight:
lbs.
Total Waste:
5. WEIGH EACH SEPARATED WASTE STREAM
4. Add separate waste streams to determine
your total recycling weight.
Notify patrons, tenants, and staff about new recycling system.
lbs.
+
lbs.
lbs.
6. Divide the total reycling weight by your total
waste weight to determine your potential
diversion rate.
Total Recycling Weight:
Divide by Total Waste Weight:
Potential Diversion Rate:
lbs.
÷
lbs.
%