The Benefits Of A Material Audit and Management Plan Many businesses, industries, and institutions are unaware of the actual composition of their recycling options. A Recycling audit puts a focused look on how materials are purchased, what is brought in to a facility and what goes out of a facility, pinpointing just what and how many materials are actually recyclable. How To Complete The Audit Simply print the following form out, follow the steps indicated, and mail it in to the following address. Urban Environmental Assoc., Inc. "Recycling Audit" Post Office Box 527 West Linn, OR 97068-0527 Duplicate the plan for each facility to be audited. A sample of a completed waste audit and plan is provided HERE to assist in guiding you through the practice audit steps. Section 1 Background Information Name of Company   Contact Person   Address   City, State, Zip   Phone   Fax   E-Mail   Nature of Business   No. of Employees   Section 2  Material Composition Step 1. Current Service Instructions: Use the conversions page information for estimated container capacity tonnage’s. Column C = Column A x Column B x Estimated % Filled Column D = Column C x 12 Total Column D for Step 1 grand total.   (A) (B)   (C) (D) Container Type (dumpster or compactor) Container Size (cu. yds.) Container Capacity (tons) Frequency of collection (per month) Estimated % Filled Total Weight (tons/month) Total Weight (tons/year)                                                         Step 1 Grand Total in tons/ yr.   Step 2. Materials for Recycling  Instructions: Use actual recycling tonnage documentation and market names or drop-off sites used by the facility to complete this section. Material Quantity (tons/yr.) Recycling Market Name and Address Newspaper     Glass     Aluminum     Tin/bi-metal     High grade paper     Mixed paper     Corrugated     Plastics     Scrap metals     Construction/demolition     Tires     Truck Tires     batteries     Leaves     Grass     Food scraps     Other     Other     Step 2 Grand Total   in tons/yr Step 3. Total Material Stream Instructions: Transfer grand totals from Steps 1 and 2 to calculate the total material stream at your facility. Waste + Recycled = Total Material Stream Step 1 Grand Total + Step 2 Grand Total = Step 3 Grand Total   tons/yr +   tons/yr. =   tons/yr. Step 4. Composition Instructions: Complete Column A (estimating percents from Conversion page tonnage information using formulas) Continue to Step 5 to complete Column B Transfer tonnage’s for individual materials recycled from Step 2 Continue to Step 6 to complete Column C   (A) (B) (C) (D) Material Estimated Material Generated (% of waste stream) Tonnage Generated Per Year (from Step 5) Tonnage Material Recycled (from Step 2) Current Recycling Rate (from Step 6) Newspaper         Glass         Aluminum         Tin/bi-metal         High grade paper         Mixed paper         Corrugated         Plastics         Scrap metals         Construction/demolition         Tires         Used motor oil         Auto batteries         Leaves         Grass         Food scraps         Other         Other         Step 5. Tonnage Generated Per Year For Each Material To Determine Data For Step 4 - Column B (Repeat For Each Material) Instructions: Transfer totals from Steps 4 and 3 to calculate total tonnage’s for each material Estimated Material Generated x Total Material Streams = Total Tons/Yr. Generated Step 4 (A) % Totals x Step 3 Grand Total = Step 5 Totals   tons/yr. x   tons/yr. =   tons/yr. Step 6. Current Recycling Rate For Each Material To Determine Data For Step 4 - Column C (Repeat For Each Material) Instructions: Transfer totals from Steps 2 and 4 to calculate the recycling rate for each material Tonnage Material Recycled ÷ Tonnage Generated Per Yr. x 100 = Recycling Rate Step 2 Totals ÷ Step 4 (B) Totals x 100 = Step 6 % Totals   tons/yr. ÷   tons/yr. x 100 =   % Step 7. Calculating The Overall Recycling Rate Instructions: Transfer grand totals from Steps 2 and 3 to calculate the overall reduction in material flow from recycling programs  Tonnage Material Recycled ÷ Total Gross Material Source x 100 = Overall Recycling Rate Step 2 Grand Total ÷ Step 3 Grand Total x 100 = Step 7 % Grand Total   tons/yr. ÷   tons/yr. x 100 =   % Section 3 Solid Waste Collection Information Instructions: Check appropriate box to indicate the type of waste collection you have.   municipal commercial collection   private commercial collection If private collection hauler name   Section 4 Waste Management And Recycling Plan For all recyclable materials (including all those listed in Section 2) that are generated but not currently recycled by your facility, detail information on how a program might be instituted and what markets will be used and how materials will be transported to the recycling markets. Additionally, review potential areas for source reduction and buying products with recycled content to help "close the loop" and detail these measures below.