Waste Audit Step 3 of 4: Calculate Waste Audit Results

1)

After your audit, enter the recorded weights (Step 2) into this excel spreadsheet to calculate percent composition and diversion
rates. (available at: ecoschools.ca>Forms)

2)

Use the information from your waste source worksheet (Step 1) and calculated results (Step 3) to complete your Waste
Reduction Work Plan (Step 4).

Waste Category

Recycling
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school?**

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Green bin

Waste Source

Garbage

Recyclable
containers
Weight by waste category
(kg)
Percentage
composition
Weight by waste category
(kg)
Percentage
composition

0.25 kg
14.0%

composition
Total weight by waste
category (kg)
Overall waste composition
(%)

kg
0.0%

0.75 kg
10.9%

Weight by waste category

(kg)
Percentage

Recyclable paper

0.04 kg
2.2%

5.10 kg
73.9%

kg

Other recyclables

0.70 kg
39.1%

0.15 kg
2.2%

kg

Food waste & soiled

paper

0.31 kg
4.5%

kg

Real garbage

0.80 kg
44.7%

8.6%

0.0%

kg
0.0%

kg

Reusable things
(Optional)

kg
0.0%

0.59 kg

2.40 kg

Unopened food
(Optional)

0.0%

kg

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

1.00 kg

5.10 kg

0.19 kg

3.41 kg

1.39 kg

0.00 kg

0.00 kg

9.0%

46.0%

1.7%

30.7%

12.5%

0.0%

0.0%

Current diversion rate (%)

75%

100%

70%

Recommended diversion
targets

75%

98%

85%

Print and place prominently in school throughout the year

Key:
Information collected during your waste audit
Waste audit calculations completed in the
excel spreadsheet

Reusable things
(Optional)

kg

Totals

1.8 kg
from our garbage cans

0.0%
kg

6.9 kg
from our recycling bins

0.0%
kg

2.4 kg
from our green bins

0.0%
0.00 kg

11.1 kg
Overall total waste

0.0%
74%
Overall total diversion

80%

Garbage

Recyclable Containers Recyclable Paper

0.25
0

Recyclable Containers Recyclable Paper

Recycling
0.75
5.1
Recyclable Containers
Compost

Recyclable Paper
0

York Mills Collegiate Institute:

Composition of Garbage Bins

14%

Recyclable Containers
2%

Recyclable Paper
Other Recyclables

45%

Food Waste &Soiled Paper

39%

Real Garbage

Other Recyclables Food Waste &Soiled Paper Real Garbage

0.04
0.7
0.8
Other Recyclables Food Waste &Soiled Paper Real Garbage
0.15
0.31
0.59
Other Recyclables Food Waste &Soiled Paper Real Garbage
0
2.4
0

Institute:
age Bins

York Mills Collegiate Institute:

Composition of Recycling Bins
Recyclable Containers

Recyclable Containers
Recyclable Paper
Other Recyclables
Food Waste &Soiled Paper
Real Garbage

4% 9% 11%
2%

74%

Recyclable Paper
Other Recyclables
Food Waste &Soiled
Paper
Real Garbage

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g Bins

York Mills Collegiate Institute:

Composition of Compost Bins
Recyclable Containers

Recyclable Containers

Recyclable Paper

Recyclable Paper

Other Recyclables

Other Recyclables
Food Waste &Soiled
Paper
Real Garbage

Food Waste &Soiled

Paper
100%

Real Garbage