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== Waste Measurement Charts ==
 
== Waste Measurement Charts ==
  
'''In August 2015, there were 109 people in the building'''.
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[[Image:Monthly Waste Aug 2015.png|650px|left|thumb|Monthly Waste in pounds, Aug 2014 - Aug 2015]]
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[[Image:Monthly Waste per Person Aug 2015.png|650px|left|thumb|Monthly waste statistics per person, Aug 2014 - Aug 2015]]
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[[Image:Monthly Waste vs Ind Std Aug 2015.png|650px|left|thumb|Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Aug 2015]]
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[[Image:Monthly Waste vs Ind Std Oct 2015.png|650px|left|thumb|Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Oct 2015]]
  
 
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.
 
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.
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[[Image:Waste Cost per Person Aug 2015.png|650px|left|thumb|Monthly waste cost per person, Aug 2014 - Aug 2015]]
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Revision as of 16:33, 18 December 2015

return to Measurement Pages

Measurement Decisions

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



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) 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

In October 2015, there were 97 people in the building.


Monthly Waste in pounds, Oct 2014 - Oct 2015




Monthly waste statistics per person, Oct 2014 - Oct 2015




Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Oct 2015

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.




Monthly waste cost per person, Oct 2014 - Oct 2015




Past Waste Measurement Charts

Monthly Waste (in pounds)

Monthly Waste per Person (in pounds)

Monthly Waste Comparison to Industry Standard

Monthly Waste Cost per Person

See Also

For more detail, visit our As Built pages, detailing the work in these areas:

For past years' charts, see Monthly Waste Archives