Waste Statistics
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 December is at 50 lbs. for a total of 91 people.
- The waste per person for December came out to about 1/2 pound.
- 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 December 2013, we had 91 people in the building and 50 lbs of waste. For 91 people, the industry standard for waste would equate to 5,087 lbs.
Past Waste Measurement Charts
Monthly Waste (in pounds)
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Monthly waste statistics, Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
Monthly waste statistics, March 2012 - March 2013
Monthly waste statistics, April 2012 - April 2013
Monthly waste statistics, May 2012 - May 2013
Monthly waste statistics, June 2012 - June 2013
Monthly waste statistics, July 2012 - July 2013
Monthly Waste in pounds, August 2012 - August 2013
Monthly Waste in pounds, Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
Monthly Waste in pounds, Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Monthly Waste in pounds, Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Monthly Waste in pounds, December 2012 - December 2013
Monthly Waste per Person (in pounds)
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 statistics per person, July 2012 - July 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, August 2012 - August 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Monthly waste statistics per person, December 2012 - December 2013
Monthly Waste Comparison to Industry Standard
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
Monthly waste comparison, July 2013 - July 2013
Monthly waste comparison, August 2012 - August 2013
Monthly waste comparison, Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
Monthly waste comparison, Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
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Monthly waste comparison, Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Monthly waste comparison, December 2012 - December 2013
Monthly Waste Cost per Person
Monthly waste cost per person, Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, March 2012 - March 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, April 2012 - April 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, May 2012 - May 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, June 2012 - June 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, July 2012 - July 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, August 2012 - August 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Monthly waste cost per person, December 2012 - December 2013
See Also
For more detail, visit our As Built pages, detailing the work in these areas:
