Garbology Step 2 / Garbology Worksheet
The objective of this sheet is to determine the source of your trash after it has been collected at your site and tallied.Major Component(s) of Category: List the specific type of trash that was predominant in each category (i.e., under Plastic, one school has found a predominance of Wal-Mart plastic bags).
Number of Items Collected: This is the total number you found on the first worksheet for each category. Just transfer the number to this sheet.
Percent of Total: This will help you determine the dominant garbage category that you have collected. Take the total number of items collected and divide that number into the number of each total number of items collected. Then, multiply that number times 100 to find the percentage.
At the bottom of the form, you should be as specific as you can about dead, live, and/or entangled animals you find as well as foreign labels on garbage you find.
