Measures the weight in kilograms, the waste that is handled by all individuals involved in all handling processes, in an hour. Expressed as kg / person / hour
Averages in %
Averages by Weight
Intervenors
- Acceptable average – 40 / kg / person / hour
- True increase expected when segregation rate of waste delivered increases
- Apparent increase chiefly due to errors in recording
- True decrease chiefly due to lack of segregation at source and high moisture content of waste stream and inadequate training, also electrical and mechanical failures
- Apparent decrease chiefly due to apathy and lack of supervision
Actions to be taken
- Check recording procedures in the Resource Recovery Centre
- Train and re-train personnel and intensify supervision
- Liaise with personnel involved in collection and transport to improve segregation rates and decrease moisture content
- Conduct individual supervisory checks on personnel involved in re-sorting and take appropriate corrective measures
Confounders
- Machinery breakdown can show a lower than actual re-sorting rate as the material re-sorted cannot be accounted for by weighment.
- Single special streams of certain material can inflate the re-sorting rate.
- Special circumstances, public holidays in particular, interfere with the observations.
