Waste Audits
Every business should listen to what their trash is telling them at least once a year by conducting an audit of their waste streams. Waste audits can unveil costly, wasteful problems or unlock opportunities such as new revenue streams. They are essential for maximizing the effectiveness of your programs, measuring success, and improving operations.
What Is A Waste Audit?
A waste audit is a survey of a facility’s regular waste stream. Our waste auditors go through bags of waste, sorting items, recording, and analyzing the data. Through this process, we identify what is being thrown away, what is being recycled or diverted through other means, and the quantities of each type measured by weight or volume.
A waste audit not only verifies what you are discarding but also highlights the value you might be losing. Without conducting an audit, you are operating in the dark, relying on guesswork.
Waste audits come in varying levels, from basic to comprehensive. Choose the one that’s right for you.
Steps in a Waste Audit
1) Determine the effectiveness of your operations
We can uncover breakdowns, expose wasteful problems or confirm successes. This enables you to make necessary adjustments to improve and maximize your operational efficiency.
2) Save money
By reducing what is going into your trash, you may also be able to reduce your waste hauling fees, which are increasing all the time. Your recyclables might even have value on the market.
3) Measure success
We can help set a baseline and create benchmarks year after year so you can set targets and gauge the progress and effectiveness of your waste and recycling programs.
4) Verify/get more accurate data
Incorrect data can lead to unnecessary fees. Accurate data is also key to conducting a waste removal RFP when it is time to renegotiate contracts.
5) Meet certification standards
Waste audits are part of the requirements for various certification standards like LEED. For example, a review of 100% of the ongoing waste stream is necessary to comply with the requirements of LEED for Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance v2009 or higher.
6) Fulfill requirements for certain regulatory compliance and reporting purposes
You may need data from audits to complete reporting to put you in regulatory compliance, or you may require the information for your CSR or GRI reporting needs.
Our company culture focuses on shared leadership and collective strengths. Despite changes in technology and economies, we consistently deliver value to the customer year after year. Operating much like a family, we empower our employees to serve the customer to the best of their abilities. Unlike many other large waste service management corporations, we believe in the importance of educating clients about recycling options and value. Reach out to us today to schedule your free waste audit and start experiencing greater value for your business through recycling and waste solutions.
