Home Waste Audit Time!
What on earth is a Waste Audit?
Why would I want to do one?
To put it simply, a Waste Audit is a process that helps us identify what’s in our bins! Audits can clearly help us understand what can be reduced, reused, recycled or composted. Regular waste audits provide a big picture of the progress we are making towards reducing our waste stream over time. A waste audit is a great way to change our mindset around garbage and motivate our community to reduce the amount of rubbish ending up in our landfills and environment.
It's important to know where our waste is coming from, so we can make moves towards zero waste alternatives; within our budget of course, and one step at a time! Many households can agree that their waste problem is getting a little out of hand, but simply do not know where to start when it comes to tackling their trash. Without a good idea of what our waste is really made up of or the habits that contributed to its sheer size (and stench!)- it is hard to engage in the correct management of our waste. We totally understand why many people struggle to know where to start - which is why the team at Res.Awesome are here to help!
The team at Res.Awesome have created an amazing e-book - ‘What To Do: Waste Audit At Home’. This is available for purchase via our online shop. It is a comprehensive, colourful guide on how to tackle your domestic waste - to ultimately protect our environment. Did you know that 65% of waste can be recovered from our landfill bin? This means an at home Waste Audit is probably the best thing you could do for your community, right now! With our guide, it is an easy and efficient task to complete with countless benefits.
This awesome guide includes:
Why waste audits are important
Equipment list
Health and Safety checklist
Handy sorting categories
Comprehensive instructions
Super time-saving tips!
Awesome printable sorting tables and charts
Ways to identify your own unique zero-waste goals
Budget-friendly ideas
Delving into our rubbish bins can be a really great tool to help us come face to face with our consumption habits. Seeing our waste stream up close can really highlight the areas in our life which may need a little tidy up. We can’t wait for our Res.Awesome followers to check out the hard work that went into creating our ‘What to do: Waste Audit at Home’ e-book. It was specifically created to help our community reach its zero-waste goals; no matter what they look like to you and your unique whanau.
When we identify the problem, finding a solution becomes a whole lot easier!
We would love to share photos of your waste audit on our social media,
you can email them to FI at info@resawesome.nz or
tag us online @res.awesome #TeamResAwesome #DunedinNZ
