Pauline Johnson Collegiate Recycling and Waste Audits 2014 -2015
Recycling Audit
Recycling Audit # 1 October
27th,2014
Weight
Recycled/Student/Year
=4.790589kg
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
90%
95%
15%
Recycling Audit #2 March
2nd,2015
Weight
Recycled/Student/Year
=9.33kg
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
83.1%
96.3%
4.8%
Recycling Audit #3 March
30th,2015
Weight
Recycled/Student/Year
=5.8kg
Waste Audit
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
84.5%
96.5%
7.5%
Waste Audit #1 October
8th,2014
Weight= 30.8/Student/Year
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
14.6%
12.5%
72.8%
Waste Audit #2 February
18th,2015
Weight=
27.0kg/Student/Year
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
7.2%
12.2%
80.6%
Waste Audit #3 April 8th
2015
32.7kg/Student/Year
Avg.% Recycled Containers
Avg.% Recycled Paper
Avg. % Garbage
5.6%
9.5%
84.9%
Waste Diversion Rates
Semester 1, Audit 1
-13%
Semester 2, Audit 2
-68%
Semester 2, Audit 3
-50%
Summary
Good
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Weight of recyclables per student per year increased from 4.8kg to 9.33kg from Audit 1 to Audit 2.
Percent of recyclable containers found in the garbage decreased from 14.6% to 7.2% from Audit 1 to 2, then to 5.6% from Audit 2 to
3.
Percent of paper found in the garbage decreased from 12.2% to 9.5% from Audit 2 to 3.
Mass of Garbage decreased from 30.8kg/student/year to 27.0kg/student/year from Audit 1 to 2.
Bad
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Amount of garbage increased from 27.0kg/student/year to 32.7kg/student/year from Audit 2 to 3.
Amount recycled per a student per a year decreased from 9.33kg to 5.8kg from Audit 2 to 3.