We are currently trying to determine an adequate and manageable approach to this credit. Here is our scenario
- We currently have daytime janitorial service (6am – 2:30pm).
- Trash is removed in the middle of the day just after lunch and removal takes about an hour.
- We have weekly desk-side trash pickup so that only a ¼ of the building’s desk-side trash is removed each day.
- All common trash and composting areas are removed on a daily basis.
- Deskside recycling is the responsibility of the individual tenants.
- Tenants dump deskside recycling into large common recycling roll carts that are removed only when full (about every other day).
I have two questions:
1. We are trying to avoid collecting a weeks worth of waste, which would be in the range of 60 yards of trash, 150 roll carts of recycling (95 gallons each) and 30 roll carts (95 gallons each) of compost. Would it possible to do a 24 hour sort? We have thought about a 24 hour period as 2:30pm – 2:30pm and having the janitorial staff pull all the waste for 2 days - the first day to clear the building and the second day for the audit. One problem is that some trash would be pulled at 1:30 and the last bit of trash would be pulled at 2:30 (would the hour over lap matter)? And is ok to make this switch in service for the audit purposes?
2. How have other individuals dealt with self-service desk-side recycling? Does the waste audit team remove it? Or is not considered “waste” until individuals place in the correct common location? We worry that if we pull self-service recycling bins some people may need a document they thought they could recycling…It’s almost like an in-between area.

Any help would be appreciated!