The Benefits Of A Waste Audit For Your Business

Brad Smith • December 12, 2019

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Would it surprise you to hear that every business should listen to what their trash is telling them at least once a year by conducting a waste audit? It surely isn't the first thing many businesses think of but the truth is that a waste audit can reveal a lot about how your business or building is operating.

What is a waste audit?

Simply put, a waste audit is an analysis of a facility’s regular waste stream. A waste audit is a methodically thought out process that can be used to determine the amount and types of waste that are generated by your organization. Waste auditors sift through bags of waste, sort items, record and analyze the data. In doing this, we identify what is being thrown away, what is being recycled or diverted through other means, and the amounts of each type by weight or volume.

A waste audit not only verifies what you are throwing away but the value you are losing as well.

The Benefits Of A Waste Audit For Your Business

Waste audits can help you determine the effectiveness of your operations. A waste audit can inform you specifically of what is working or not working with your current waste and recycling management program. It can uncover breakdowns, expose wasteful issues, as well as confirm successes. This enables you to make necessary adjustments to improve and maximize your operational efficiency.
Waste audits help you save money. A waste audit can divulge areas where you are producing the most waste so that you can find ways to reduce it. It will also contribute insight that could help you more efficiently manage refuse across all departments or production stages.
Waste audits help you measure success. A waste audit can help set a baseline and create standards year after year so you can set goals and gauge the progress and effectiveness of your waste and recycling programs.
Waste audits help you verify and have access to more accurate data. Waste audits can be very helpful to verify data provided by the hauler, which is essential for operations and billing. Incorrect data can lead to unnecessary fees.
Waste audits help you meet certification standards. Waste audits are part of the requirements for various certification standards like LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). For example, a review of 100% of the ongoing waste stream is necessary to comply with the requirements of LEED for Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance v2009 or higher.
Waste audits are required for certain regulatory compliance and reporting purposes. Every area has a set of legal requirements when it comes to how businesses dispose of waste. An audit will provide you the information needed to compare your current operation to the regulations set forth by local laws to avoid expensive fines.

Should you DIY or hire a service?

Businesses that produce a relatively small amount of trash or who merely are looking for baseline data often choose to conduct their audit themselves.

It is advisable to choose to hire a service if you are seeking LEED or TRUE certification, determining storage and equipment needs during construction or creating a waste-related request for proposal (RPF). A service will be experienced and thorough in order to give you the most informative audit.

How the Vanella Group will help you have a successful waste audit.

TVG Waste Consulting offers management services with common sense solutions. This allows you to stay focused on why you are in the business in the first place.

Our step by step approach includes:

Listen. We listen to what your problems are and what you like or dislike about your current operational plan.
Analyze. We’ll then analyze everything you’re doing by looking at your current processes and vendors. After analyzing your business it will be our mission is to help you save time and money in your operations.
Implement. Lastly, we'll suggest a strategic plan to improve your process, adjust your levels of service and possible vendor selections. We'll monitor the changes to measure success.

The Takeaway

Regardless of what industry you are in, information is a valued resource. The more you know about all of your business operations, the better equipped you will be to find ways to improve it, this includes the waste.

TVG Waste Consulting provides proactive environmental consulting services. Companies rely on TVG Waste Consulting to maintain vendor relationships and support their operations. With personalized service, TVG Waste Consulting has the expertise to secure the very best vendors to provide sustainability to your operations.

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