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Assessing Your Waste Production | Home + Business

Description

SHIFT is pleased to offer an entry-level waste audit of your business or household to determine simple changes that can help minimize your waste.

Objective

Throughout the audit, you will:

• establish your sustainability goals.
• gain insight into the origin of your waste.
• learn sustainable solutions for keeping waste out of the landfill.
• receive local and national resources that can assist with waste reduction going forward.
• create a plan of action to achieve your sustainability goals.

Customization

This service is offered to households and local businesses. We will customize our service based on the amount of waste produced, your desired sustainability goals, the necessary time required to complete the audit, and the level of assistance needed.

Requirements

Households
Household waste audits revolve around what is being thrown away, donated, recycled, and reused. One week prior to our audit, you will need to begin saving your trash and recycling. To keep costs down, we suggest that you set up separate containers (buckets, boxes, trash cans), and toss your waste in the corresponding containers throughout the week:

• food scraps (we suggest using your kitchen trash can for this, since it likely already has a lid)
• personal care (floss, menstrual products, tissues, medical waste, etc.)
• everyday trash (most likely a lot of packaging)
• recycling

Businesses
We currently serve local businesses in the Main Line area. Business audits are centered around everyday operations, focusing on workplace access to sustainable options, as well as the products that are used during a typical business day. We will require:

• a discussion to establish your sustainability goals.
• an escorted tour around the space.
• examples and explanations of basic operations that are already known to produce waste.
• access to any current onsite recycling or composting facilities used by your business.
• access to onsite trash cans.
• information about any sustainable steps that have already been taken.

Pricing

Household (1-2 adults)
Household (families with 3+ people)
Business (small, 1-2 employees)
Business (medium, 3-9 employees)
Business (large, 10-20 employees)

These prices are based on an assessment of waste but do not include the process of tallying individual items or sifting through waste. Though we will move a few things around in a trash bag to understand your waste production, we will not be touching your trash unless we feel it is necessary—and sanitary.

Additional Information

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any additional questions or requests by emailing info@mainlineshift.com.