Difference between revisions of "Waste Statistics"

Revision as of 13:28, 26 August 2013

The trash audit group in June of 2013.

Unit of measure = pounds per week
Per person is the number of people that are in the Businesses in Residence and regular volunteers
Industry standards for waste per person/per month were taken from: NYC Mayor's Office on Environmental Coordination (Chapter 14)

Average NY Office Space Waste Amounts from NYC CEQR Technical Manual

Garbage goes out on Fridays. It is picked up by the City of Detroit Department of Public Services.
Recycled material (paper, cardboard, styrofoam, glass, metal and plastics) goes to our waste/recycling station just at the edge of the green alley, next to Motor City Brewing Works. It is picked up weekly by Recycle Here.
Compost goes to 2 locations: Palmer Park, where we mix it with spent brewing grains from Motor City Brewing Works and horse manure; and some to our worms, located in the greenhouse. We compost approximately 5 pounds of food scraps per day, 25 per week.

Monthly waste amounts in pounds, July 2012 - July 2013

The numbers really jumped in July to twice the amount from the prior month. We suspect that this is due to a larger amount of food waste from our refrigerator.

Monthly waste statistics per person, July 2012 - July 2013

Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard

This chart compares our waste output with an industry standard for office space of 13 pounds of waste per person per week, or about 56 pounds of waste per person per month. As the number of people in the building has risen throughout the year, our waste numbers have remained surprisingly constant. The hypothetical 'industry standard' red line shows how these numbers might have looked if we were a typical office building growing at the rate we did over the last year.
In July 2013, we had 68 people in the building and 109 lbs of waste. For 68 people, the industry standard for waste would equate to 3,801 lbs per month.

Monthly waste cost per person, July 2012 - July 2013

Monthly waste statistics per person, Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, March 2012 - March 2013
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Monthly waste statistics per person, April 2012 - April 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, May 2012 - May 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, June 2012 - June 2013

Monthly waste comparison, Feb 2012 - Feb 2013, Green Garage vs industry standards
Monthly waste comparison, March 2012 - March 2013, Green Garage vs industry standards
Monthly waste comparison, Apr 2012 - Apr 2013, Green Garage vs industry standards
Monthly waste comparison, May 2012 - May 2013
Monthly waste comparison, June 2012 - June 2013

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 * This chart compares our waste output with an [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oec/html/ceqr/technical_manual_2012.shtml industry standard for office space] of 13 pounds of waste per person per week, or about 56 pounds of waste per person per month. As the number of people in the building has risen throughout the year, our waste numbers have remained surprisingly constant. The hypothetical 'industry standard' red line shows how these numbers might have looked if we were a typical office building growing at the rate we did over the last year.
-* In July 2013, we had 68 people in the building and 109 lbs of waste. For 68 people, the industry standard for waste would equate to 4,081 lbs per month.
+* In July 2013, we had 68 people in the building and 109 lbs of waste. For 68 people, the industry standard for waste would equate to 3,801 lbs per month.
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