Templates

Water Meter Meter Reading:

Quarterly Water Use Aver Daily Cost of Sewage Connectio Target Variance
Period kL/period Use Water per Disposal n Fees
kL Costs

Water Appliances (determine usage)

Location Item Type Water flow Amount/ Type

(L/min)

10

Electricity Current Meter Reading:

Month Invoice # Amount Peak Off Total Total for Target Variance
$ Peak Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

Gas Current Reading:

Month Invoice # Amount $ Total Total for

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar
 April

Waste

a. Review current waste contractual arrangements

(Waste Wise Hotels, 2007)

Material Type of Collection Collection Average Contractor

frequency frequency annual cost details
container and
amount (normal) (busy periods)

b. Over 1 period conduct a visual waste audit of all rubbish bins

 Observe what is being thrown away

 Look for contamination (materials disposed of wrongly)
 Professional companies can undertake waste audits on a fee-for-service basis
Glass Bottles (%)

Milk Cartons (%)

Other (Broken
Plastic Bottles

Organic (%)
Paper (%)
Cans (%)
Location

Card (%)
Bin Size

Glass)
Date/

Time

(%)

Calculate the daily total amount of rubbish from each department ‘Area’

Bin Size Plastic Glass Cans Card Paper Milk Organic Other
Bottles Bottles (%) (%) (%) Cartons (%) (%) –
(%) (%) (%) broken
glass
Total

c. Work out your collection requirements

 Total the volumes of each type of waste per day
 Some items can be combined such as glass, metal, plastic, paper & milk cartons –
referred to as ‘co-mingled’ waste. (but, no food scraps, polystyrene or plastic bags)
 Calculate the required bin size and frequency of collection – e.g. if your property
produced 242.5 litres of ‘co-mingled waste’ per week then 1 x 250 litre bin should be
sufficient with a once a week collection frequency.

d. Review the packaging from your supplies

 Attempt to reduce or eliminate waste at the source

Supplier Packaging Used Waste Disposal Opportunities for Benefits

on Delivery Issues Avoidance

Bob’s Fruits & Waxed

Vegetables cardboard boxes