WASTE AUDIT

A waste audit was conducted which included 2 families. The survey spanned AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED BY –
Shruti Kotian, Vidushi Dhakad, Preema Shah, Siddhi
from 19-06-21 to 23-06-21. The results of the same are given below - Jain, Shanti Sanvordekar

QUESTION ANSWER
FAMILY 1 FAMILY2
Do you use bin liners? Yes Yes
If yes, are they eco- Yes Yes
friendly bin liners?
How many dustbins do 8 2
you have in your house?
How many members in 4 8
the family?

Is there a toddler or a No No
pet or both in your
house?
Do you compost at home No Community
or community?
Do you segregate your Yes yes
waste at source?
How do you segregate Wet waste – food leftovers, Wet waste- kitchen waste,
your waste? vegetable peels, fruit peels etc food leftover, fruit and
Dry waste – aluminium foils, vegetable peels, etc
food packets, etc Dry waste – milk cartons,
Sanitary waste – sanitary pads packets, etc
Plastic waste – plastic bottles, Trash- the dry waste is sent
plastic covers, milk bags, etc into landfills
Trash – the dry waste is usually community composting:
sent into trash at the landfills the wet waste is sent in for
community composting
where vermicompost is
formed and used
Total kg of waste DAY 1 DAY 3 DAY 5 DAY 1 DAY 3 DAY 5
produced on Day 1, Day 1.3 1.85 1.6 3 3.25 3.15
3, and Day 5?
How much (in kgs) was 3.8 kg/month 4 kg/month
sent for recycling? and -Newspapers, notebooks Newspapers, notebooks
list down all the items -Plastic.
sent for recycling?

Did you observe any The trash generated includes There is more wet waste
pattern/trend in waste the wet waste and most of the generation(748.2kg/year)
generation at home? dry waste (577.9 kg/year) which which is then sent to
is sent to the landfill. decomposing. The trash i.e.,
dry waste generally
containing milk cartons
(401.5 kg/year) is sent to the
landfill.
GRAPH- Waste Generated Annually – The annual waste generation was calculated from the
average of data collected in a week.

1400 AVERAGE WASTE GENERATED ANUALLY

1200
47.4
0

1000

401.5

800
WASTE WT. (KG)

600

18.25
25.5

138.7
400
748.2

200
365

0
FAMILY 1 FAMILY 2

RECYCLABLE PAPER WASTE PLASTIC WASTE DRY WASTE

WET WASTE
FAMILY 1 FAMILY 2
House 3:
Dry waste items: bottles, cans, plastic packets
Wet waste items: kitchen leftover such as vegetable peels,fruit peels
Recyclable waste: Newspapers, cardboard, plastics
Conclusion: amount of wet waste produced is higher than the dry waste which is mostly
sent for recycling (community composting)
Number of bins-1
Trash: try to send very less dry waste as trash and try to recycle how much ever possible

House 4:
Dry waste items: paper, glass, plastic, cardboard, food packaging material, tetra packs
Wet waste items: fruit and vegetable peels
Recyclable waste: newspaper, plastics, metals
Conclusion: amount of wet waste is high than dry waste and is sent for recycling
Number of bins- 2 (dry and wet)
Trash: the dry waste is usually sent into trash which goes into dumping grounds and landfills

House 5:
Dry waste items: foil, incense stick residues, food containers, paper
Wet waste items: spoilt food items, vegetable and fruit peels
Recyclable waste: newspaper, unwanted clothes, plastic bottles
Conclusion: amount of wet waste generated is more than dry waste which is usually sent in
for recycling
Trash: some of the recyclables and dry waste are sent into trash in the landfills

Composting (vermicomposting) -
We interviewed an individual who practices composting, and recorded their
experience and knowledge regarding the same -
It is done with the help of worms which aid to recycle food scraps and other
organic material into a valuable soil amendment called vermicompost.
The image shown below is a depiction of what happens through this method of
composting. As it is seen in the before image a pot is taken and filled with
various organic materials such as watermelon leftovers and vegetable peels.
Along with this an earthworm was also introduced in the pot. In a period of 6
months, the compost was formed which can be seen below.