Garbage / Recycling Source Worksheet
Date: ____April 8 2011______
School/Centre: ___York Mills Collegiate Institute_____________________  Elementary
Main contact: _____________________________________________
 Secondary
Phone: ______________________
# of students/occupants: ________________
Email: _____________________________________________
Names & roles of auditing team members: __ Joanna – Photographer, Yasmin – Secretary, Chao Ying, Amanda, Marisa, Simone, Matthew, Will, Elizabeth, Jenny – Auditors____
For each bag of audited garbage record its location, weight, and then identify the type and quantity (few, some, lots) of the categories below. Use this information and ideas jotted down in the bottom row to fill in the
“observations/suggestions” row in the Waste Audit Worksheet.
Waste
category
Location
Bag 1 location
Recyclable
containers
(e.g., plastic, metal,
glass, paper, milk/juice
cartons
Juice box
Recyclable paper
Other recyclables
(e.g. copy paper,
(e.g., e-waste,
newspapers,
printer/toner cartridges,
notebooks, magazines) CFL bulbs, batteries)
Pudding cup (no top)
Juice box
Cola can
Cardboard box
Newspaper
Paper towels
Banana peel
Juice boxes
Soft drink can
Milk boxes
Gum box
Yogurt containers
Ravioli container
Shopping bags
Plastic bags
Juice boxes
Pop cans
Milk containers
Clam shell
Yogurt container
Note paper
Toilet paper cores
Cucumber
Sandwiches
Apples
Oranges (peels)
Cereal
Paper wrapping/bag
Construction paper
Fries
Sandwiches
Diaper
Soiled paper towel
Wax paper
Apple core
Orange peel
Jell-o
Bread
Unopened food
Pizza crust
Paper towel
Extra juice
Banana peel
Apple core
Coffee
Cucumber
Potato peel
Napkins
Sandwich
Sushi
???
Bag 2 location
Food waste and
soiled paper
(e.g., paper towels,
plates, cups)
Sushi container
Deodourant
Aluminum foil
Straw
Snack wrapper
Painted paper/box
board
Tape
Chopsticks
Second Cup cup
Soy sauce wrap
Plastic grass
Coffee cup sleeve
Plastic spoon
Zipbloc
Aluminum foil
Dust
?Shop class
Bag 3 location
Cafeteria
Bag 4 location
Staff Caf.
Real garbage
(must go to landfill)
Granola bars
Cookies
Bottle of water
Apple
Aluminum foil
Gum container
Plastic juice cups
Chips bag
Food wrappers
Gloves
Reusables
Weight
1.15 kg
Paperclips
Mechanical pencil
Dividers
Dowel
2.15 kg
Half full toilet roll
4.7 kg
Tim Hortons coffee cup Plastic table cloths
Tape
(many)
Aluminum foil
Cloth cord
Food container
Candy wrappers
5.5 kg
Bag 5 location
Caf.
Jottings
Pop cans
Juice boxes
Cigarette box
Metal can
Yogurt containers
Newspaper
Notes
Paper towel core +
wrapper
GOOS program
Norman-Bethune
Recycling centre
Banana peels
Orange peels
Apple
Juice and water
Paper towels
Napkins
Sausages
Sandwich
Bread
Tea bags
Carrots
Feminine napkins
Under the table green
bin program
Aluminum foil
Candy wrappers
Tape dispensers
Zipbloc
Plastic utensils
Straws
Plastic wrap
Jammers
“Finish your food, finish Collect metal shavings
your drink” campaign
6.2 kg
Keep milk bags &
send them to
churches (crochet)