A waste audit is a physical sort of your trash and recycling to determine where you can save resources by showing what you’re throwing out. Waste is a key indicator of inefficiency; knowing what you’re throwing out creates the opportunity to update purchasing contracts, increase recycling, and advertise yourself as an environmentally friendly business.
In-depth visual and physical study, a waste audit determines the makeup of your waste stream, allowing you to learn where you can save money and resources instead of throwing out items. Examples of categories in an audit are cardboard and aluminum, and can span to batteries, furniture, or gypsum drywall.

For various reasons. Waste audits are often required by law, code or mandate as a part of environmental responsibility.
Auditing waste provides baseline data to evaluate on-site purchasing practices. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Plans, or EPPPs, often use metrics from comprehensive waste characterization studies to identify opportunities for recycling, re-use, and wasteful spending based on the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW). On-site supply chain inefficiencies are often contributed to a lack of awareness of waste practices on-site. Waste audits are sound business cases.

Perhaps. Waste audits are often required by law, code, or mandate tied to a new build or renovation to ensure sustainable waste management practice are in place. Chances are that if your building has LEED Certification, or you’re updating or constructing a new building, a waste audit is required.

Yes. We conduct single-family and multi-family property waste audits. Property management groups can inquire about discounts on package deals for auditing waste.

Depending on the scale, an audit can take one day or up to a few weeks. Large scale audits for stadiums, events, office buildings, or large-scale residential waste management can cover over 20+ categories separated, thousands of pounds of material, and extended content evaluation reporting. One of our expert team members can give you an estimate for scheduling purposes.

As a small, women-owned company with below market rate investments, a transparent business model, and the experience of working for and among waste haulers, the Low Waste Collective has your best interest and needs in mind. The 7+ year’s of hands-on waste management operational experience offers peace of mind and clarity when it comes to waste management operations, a field that is pricey and oftentimes difficult to navigate.