Community Waste Audit

Step 1. Check with your solid waste manager to see if a Community Waste Audit has already happened in your town/city. Read about what's happening in New Hampshire in the Northeast Resource Recovery Association's 2020 Annual Report.

Step 2. Study the Dumpsters 5-Step Checklist for How to Plan a Waste Audit (written for business, but it applies)

Step 3. Study the 2020 Top Global Polluters list from Green Matters or read the Break Free From Plastic 2021 Audit Report. 

Step 4. Join an existing group or organize a first clean-up day:

• collaborate with a school class, civic club, or scout group

• document kinds of trash and identify main sources Example: a particular restaurant chain or coffee shop