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How to Conduct a Waste Audit

In the United States, the average citizen throws away between four to nine pounds of trash per day. But what exactly fills up all those...

Jan 31, 20204 min read

February 2019 Waste Audit

February is over so I gathered up my trash and took a look at what I made this month. It's quite the mixed bag! It totaled 5.5 ounces of...

Mar 17, 20192 min read

Trash Jar November 2018

In November I made a total of 6.8 ounces of household waste. What isn't represented here in the waste I made while visiting my parents...

Dec 14, 20181 min read

Waste Audit October 2018

This last month I ended up sorting through my old filing folders and recycled the documents I no longer need. In them I also found quite...

Nov 5, 20181 min read

Trash Jar May 2018

Another month down which means it's time to weigh the trash jar once more! This month came to a total of 0.9 ounces of trash. It...

Jun 4, 20181 min read

Why You Need to Conduct a Waste Audit

A waste audit is, in simple terms, just a way to document the quantity of waste someone produces. Waste audits often appear on college...

May 20, 20183 min read