COMMUNITY WASTE AUDIT: FAIRBANKS
Next time you’re headed to the transfer site, take a moment to check out the waste audit. During this exercise you’ll sort through your household waste to see what you actually need to throw away and what can be processed more sustainably. You’ll find out where else you can take your waste and brainstorm ways to reduce your landfill waste at home. Share your ideas with us, we would love to hear what you come up with. Click the link below to access a fillable version of our waste audit.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Save up your garbage for about a week or what you would normally take in one trip to the transfer site. If this is too long, less waste will do just fine. However the more you sort through, the more insightful the experience will be.
*Click the link button above to access a fillable PDF version of the waste audit. Feel free to print it and fill it out by hand if that’s easier. *
Follow the instructions on the worksheet. Pay attention to what you see, especially items you see more than once. Think critically about ways you could avoid or reduce some of these waste items. Are there more sustainable alternatives, for example a reusable container instead of a plastic bag? Brainstorm some ideas and write them down. We want to hear your thoughts and share them with others.
Use your findings to shop and consume intentionally. If you want to share your findings, submit your completed waste audit to us via email to compostfbx@gmail.com . We LOVE to see what people learn and and would be happy to share those findings with the community.
