A School Waste Audit
Use this form to conduct a waste audit of your school. The totals indicated with the letters G H I
J R and C are used in calculations for parts of the audit. Waste refers to all the unwanted materials produced by the school: garbage placed in hoppers, materials put out for recycling and organic material that is mulched or composted.
School Population:
Students
Staff
Total |
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Date of Audit _____________________ |
1. Sources of Your School's Waste:
Place ticks ( ) in the table to indicate the source(s) of each type of waste in your school.
Type
of Waste |
Source |
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Classrooms |
Staffroom |
Office |
Canteen |
Cleaners |
Garden |
Other |
| Paper and Cardboard |
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| Glass |
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| Plastic |
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| Cans |
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| Other Metals |
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| Timber |
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| Garden Waste |
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| Food Waste |
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| Chemicals |
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| Other |
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2. What Happens to Your School's Waste?
Place ticks () in the table to indicate how each type of waste in your school is disposed. In the last column write in estimates for the composition of your school's waste.*
Type
of Waste |
Method
of Disposal |
Est.% of
school's waste
(by weight) |
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Mainly
Recycled |
Mainly
Composted |
Mainly
to Hopper |
Mainly
to Drains |
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| Paper and Cardboard |
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| Glass |
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| Plastic |
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| Cans |
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| Other Metals |
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| Timber |
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| Garden Waste |
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| Food Waste |
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| Chemicals |
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| Other |
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*Sample bins from different sources, weighing different types of waste.
3. Recycling in Your School
Complete the table for each material recycled by the school.
| Material Recycled |
Amount Collected
(bags/bins per year) |
Estimated Weight
(kg per year) |
Income
($ per year) |
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| Total |
N/A |
R |
I |
4. Quantities of Garbage Produced by Your School
| What size hopper/skip/bin does your school have? |
___________ |
m3 |
| How many hoppers/skips/bins does your school have? |
___________ |
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| How many full hoppers/skips/bins of garbage are collected by the waste contractor each week? |
___________ |
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| What is the total amount of garbage produced by your school in one week? |
___________ |
m3 |
| What is the total amount of garbage produced by your school in one year (assuming 40 weeks in the school year)? |
___________ |
m3 |
| If 1 cubic metre of "loose" garbage weighs approximately 150 kg, what is the weight of garbage produced by your school in one year? |
___________ |
Kg G |
| How much garbage is produced per student in your school? |
___________ |
Kg |
| How much organic material (food scraps and garden waste) is composted each week? |
___________ |
Kg |
| How much organic material (food scraps and garden waste) is composted in one year? |
___________ |
Kg C |
5. The Total Amount of Waste Produced by Your School
| Method of Disposal |
Amount Produced per Year (kg) |
| hopper/skip/bin(s) |
G |
| Recycling |
R |
| Composting |
C |
| Total |
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The total amount of waste produced by your school each year is:
__________________ kg or __________________ tonnes.
6. The Total Cost of Waste Disposal for Your School
Estimate the cost for each form of disposal. Write these figures in the table.
| Method of Disposal |
Cost ($) per year |
| hopper/skip/bin(s) |
H |
| Recycling |
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| Composting (tools, bins fertiliser) |
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| Total |
J |
Calculate the net cost of waste disposal by subtracting Total I (Table 3) from Total J (Table 6).
The net cost of waste disposal for your school is $ _____________________ per year.
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