Office waste audit form

Waste audit form
Date:	Agency:		Recorder:	FTE:	Number of Days:
Unsorted Waste:
Type of Waste/ Examples		Weight Kg			Notes
Recyclable items
Recyclable Paper Office Paper/Shredded Paper Newspaper Envelopes* Light/white cardboard (e.g. tea bag boxes) Copy paper ream wrappers* Post-it notes*
Cardboard Brown cardboard boxes
Mixed Recyclables Number 1&2 Plastics only Aluminium and steel cans Glass bottles & jars
Toner Cartridges
Compostable items
Food Waste Fruit, sandwiches, etc Teabags/Coffee Grinds
Compostable Paper Paper towels, serviettes & tissues Non-waxy paper food bags & wrappers (e.g. brown bags, plate liner doilies) Moulded paper products Coffee cup carrier trays Egg cartons Space Fillers for boxes

* For recycling window envelopes should have windows removed before recycling – but for ease of measurement leave them intact for the waste audit.

Ream wrappers have a thin plastic coating but are now accepted by most recyclers.

Post-it notes in large numbers are not wanted in recycling due to the glue strip, but for waste audit purposes leave them in the paper category.

Non-recyclable items
Packaging Packaging – e.g. Chippie bags & candy wrappers Biscuit wrapping & trays Tetra Packs (waxed cardboard) Subway sandwich wrappers Sushi containers Yoghurt containers Plastic Bags ANY plastic containers not no.1 or.2		This data is separate to fulfil government reporting obligations for the NZ Packaging Accord
Drink Cups Takeaway coffee & cold drink cups		These are kept separate for the “cup mountain photo opportunity”
Non-Recyclable Waste - other General Rubbish
Expanded Polystyrene Packing Around Computers
Potentially hazardous Substances Batteries Solvents Chemicals Electronics