Waste Benchmarking

• How is waste tracked in Portfolio Manager?
• What types of waste and materials are tracked in Portfolio Manager?
• What happened to EPA's Wastewise program?
• What should my goal be regarding my Waste (composting, recycling, etc.)?
• Why should I track waste? What information do I need to get started?
• Are waste-related emissions calculated? If not, how can I estimate them?

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• How do I determine the weight of my Waste?
• What are the volume to weight conversion factors for waste?
• How do I calculate my _______ waste (Furniture, Electronics, Appliances, etc.) into a weight, so I can track it?
• What is my Waste Meter “Start Date?”
• What’s the difference between regular and intermittent collections?
• What is the waste "disposal destination"?

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• Conversion of Gallons of Trash into Tons?
• How is the quantity of waste calculated for different container sizes?
• What Waste metrics are available in reporting?
• What is my Waste Diversion Rate?
• Why isn’t Waste-to-Energy counted towards overall waste diversion?
• Are Waste Metrics based on a full year of data?

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