Introduction to Waste Audit Guide

This Guide uses a waste audit approach to waste-resource assessment and is an important first step toward a comprehensive waste reduction program for your organization. It will help you and your organization assess your current generation of solid waste and to plan changes necessary to comply with the provincial regulations. A waste assessment can be an extremely valuable experience to a forward-thinking business institution. By following this waste audit approach your organization will be in an excellent position to implement a sound Waste Reduction Action Plan and help Nova Scotia turn waste into resources.

This Guide has been adopted from a document developed by Halifax Regional Municipality for the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sectors (IC&I). RRFB Nova Scotia is grateful to the HRM for making this available to businesses and institutions throughout the province in this revised form.

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Introduction to the Visual Estimate Assessment Guide

This Guide uses a visual estimate approach to waste-resource assessment and is an important first step towards a comprehensive waste reduction program for your organization. It will help you and your organization assess your current generation of solid waste and to plan changes necessary to comply with the provincial regulations. A waste assessment can be an extremely valuable experience to a forward-thinking business institution. By following this visual estimate approach your organization will be in an excellent position to implement a sound Waste Reduction Action Plan and help Nova Scotia turn waste into resources.

This Guide has been adopted from a document developed by Halifax Regional Municipality for the industrial, Commercial and Institutional sectors (IC&I). The Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) is grateful to the HRM for making this available to businesses and Institutions throughout the province in this revised form.

Download a copy of the Visual Guide (739k) (Requires Acrobat Reader)