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Revision as of 17:51, 11 July 2014
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Contents
Measurement Decisions
- 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)
Sources of Waste
- offices
- kitchen
- bathrooms
- our Friday community lunch
Waste Destinations
- 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.
Waste Measurement Charts
- Total waste for the month of May 2014 is at 58 lbs. for a total of 96 people.
- The waste per person for May 2014 came out to .65 pounds.
- 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 May 2014, we had 96 people in the building and 58 lbs of waste. For 96 people, the industry standard for waste would equate to 5,366 lbs.
- It cost approximately $0.39 per person to cover the cost of waste in the month of May 2014.
Past Waste Measurement Charts
Monthly Waste (in pounds)
- Monthly waste amounts.png
Monthly waste statistics, Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
Monthly Waste per Person (in pounds)
- Waste per person a-a.png
Monthly waste statistics per person, April 2012 - April 2013
Monthly Waste Comparison to Industry Standard
- Waste Comparison Nov 2013.png
Monthly waste comparison, Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Monthly Waste Cost per Person
See Also
For more detail, visit our As Built pages, detailing the work in these areas: