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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. | 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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Revision as of 15:27, 30 March 2017
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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) 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 February 2017, there were 104 people in the building.
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.
2017 Measurement Charts
Monthly Waste (in pounds)
Monthly Waste in pounds, January 2016 - January 2017
Monthly Waste per Person (in pounds)
Monthly waste statistics per person, January 2016 - January 2017
Monthly Waste Comparison to Industry Standard
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for January 2017
Monthly Waste Cost per Person
Monthly waste cost per person, January 2016 - January 2017
See Also
For more detail, visit our As Built pages, detailing the work in these areas:
For past years' charts, see Monthly Waste Archives
