Waste Statistics
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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 Dec 2023, there were people 79 people in the building.
Note: The weekly weighing of trash only recommenced in May 2023 after interruption due to COVID.
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.
2023 Waste Measurement Charts
Monthly Waste in pounds
Monthly waste statistics per person
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard
2020 Waste Measurement Charts
- Note: Data for 2020 only exists through March 2020 as normal operations were interrupted due to COVID
Monthly Waste in pounds, Mar 2019-Mar 2020
Monthly waste statistics per person, Mar 2019-Mar 2020
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Mar 2020
Monthly waste cost per person, Mar 2019-Mar 2020
2019 Measurement Charts
Monthly Waste (in pounds)
Monthly Waste in pounds, Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, May 2018 - May 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
Monthly Waste in pounds, Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
Monthly Waste per Person (in pounds)
Monthly waste statistics per person, Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, May 2018 - May 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
Monthly waste statistics per person, Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
Monthly Waste Comparison to Industry Standard
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Jan 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Feb 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Mar 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs Industry Standard for Apr 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs Industry Standard for May 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Jun 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Jul 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Aug 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Sep 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Oct 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Nov 2019
Monthly waste comparison, Green Garage vs industry standard for Dec 2019
Monthly Waste Cost per Person
Monthly waste cost per person, Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, May 2018 - May 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
Monthly waste cost per person, Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
See Also
For more detail, visit our As Built pages, detailing the work in these areas:
For past years' charts, see Monthly Waste Archives
