What is a Grime Scene Investigation?

A Grime Scene Investigation is run to figure out exactly how much of our waste is being correctly disposed of. The buildings whose waste we will be looking at this session will be David Collett (Hall), STEM Lab (Lab Teaching), Wolfson (Academic) and the Car Park 6 Compactor Skip.

So, what is the process?

Auditing involves weighing and recording each of the bags to get individual weights and combining these to get a total weight of the waste being audited. Then, opening the bags of waste and separating the contents into different material categories each in a different bag.

The final step is weighing and recording the now segregated bags of waste. The weight should total roughly the same amount, any variation can usually be accounted for by the weight of the bags themselves and any liquids lost in the process.

The same process can be undertaken to look at contamination in the bags of recycling.

How can I get involved?

Well, you can email enviroassist@lboro.ac.uk  if you would like to volunteer to help at the session. This includes both staff and students. Or, just pop along for a look on the day!