Apartment Complex Waste Survey

Helpful Definitions:

• Recycling: Collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown in the trash and remanufacturing them into new products, materials, or substances. It diverts trash from landfills and recovers valuable resources that can be used again.
• Compost: Nature’s way of recycling organic matter like dead leaves, lawn trimmings, food scraps such as a banana peel, and expired food, including meat and dairy products that can be broken down and used as fertilizer for soil.