Reporting by destination and evidence.

Waste diversion reporting starts with a baseline.

Review your total material flows, collection records and final destinations. Identify estimated records, contamination, excluded streams and missing weights before setting a target. A report is more useful when its limitations are visible.

Open full-size image: Sample line chart of monthly diversion rate against landfilled share.

Recycling, energy recovery and disposal differ.

Recycling is reported as recycling only when the records support that destination. Energy recovery and disposal are recorded as their own outcomes, not as interchangeable recycling claims.

Your reporting method determines whether and how each category is counted in a diversion calculation. The report identifies the selected boundary, period and weight basis, plus known estimates and gaps.

The waste diversion rate formula.

Diversion rate = diverted weight divided by total weight, multiplied by 100. Use the same period, site boundary and weight basis in both parts. Total weight must include the relevant disposal streams. Do not double-count material moved between sites.

An illustrative calculation belongs in a model, not in a claim about Anchor's performance. The resource calculator rejects a zero denominator and diverted weight greater than total weight.

Open full-size image: Diversion rate formula with a worked sample calculation and reporting standards.

Prepare records for zero waste goals.

TRUE is administered by Green Business Certification Inc. Its eligibility requirements include at least 90 percent diversion from landfill, incineration and waste-to-energy, averaged over the most recent 12 months, plus other minimum requirements and credits. A diversion percentage alone does not qualify a business for TRUE.

Anchor can support preparation with records and program coordination. Your project team should confirm the current rating system and eligibility with the administrator.

Open full-size image: Sample gauge showing current diversion against the 90 percent TRUE zero waste threshold.

GRI 306 and Scope 3 category 5 data.

Site and material records can support GRI 306 disclosures and Scope 3 category 5 calculations for waste generated in operations. Weight is activity data, not an emissions result. Your reporting method still needs the appropriate treatment information, emissions factors and organizational boundary.

Agreed program reports and year-end diversion summaries can separate measured from estimated values and keep certificate references connected. Your sustainability team controls the final disclosure and methodology.

Open full-size image: Sample waterfall chart of waste generated, diverted and landfilled.

Records and exceptions remain visible.

Agreed reporting can identify the site, material, service, weight basis, destination classification and relevant processing evidence. Anchor coordinates the records, and independent executing operators provide documentation from their scoped service.

An exception is logged with its evidence and any required approval. The agreed resolution remains connected to the affected record under the program agreement.

Monthly program report, illustrative sample

One site. Connected records.

Sample Site 04, Georgia. Reporting period 00 / 0000. All values and references are fictional.

Display unitlbkg

Received

96,300 lb

Diverted

88,100 lb

Diversion

91.5%

Exceptions

1

Material flow by weight

Illustrative distribution, not Anchor or operator performance.

Returns and overstock18,400 lb

Destroyed · Certificate · Sample 0000 · 00/00

Cardboard and paper34,900 lb

Recycled · Certificate · Sample 0000 · 00/00

Plastic film21,700 lb

Recycled · Certificate · Sample 0000 · 00/00

Textiles and apparel13,100 lb

Destroyed · Certificate · Sample 0000 · 00/00

Non-divertible residue8,200 lb

Landfilled · Disposal record · Sample 0000 · 00/00

Exception record

1 fictional exception. A seal discrepancy is noted on the 00/00 load. Unloading stops, photos are taken and the receiving site is contacted. The sample shows resealing under a new reference, with the resolution attached to the load file and report.

Index basis for this period

Eligible rebates and charges reference the published index for each grade and reporting period. The index reference belongs beside each line, not hidden in a single fee. Final terms are agreed in the program.

Illustrative sample. Values are fictional demonstration data, not Anchor or operator results. All dates, seal references, weights, percentages and exceptions are fictional. Unit conversions use 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg.

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Open full-size image: Sample single-page monthly report with loads, dispositions and an exception record.