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Retail Store Waste Audit Checklist

by Jason Hannon, from the Community

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Use this Book It All retail waste audit to assess how your store secures and records waste across non-food, grocery, fresh, bakery, dairy, produce, and online operations. Verify locked waste areas, key control, labeled stations, waste prints with error reports, daily waste information, and data coding. Check processes for returns, reductions, and out-of-code handling to reduce shrink and strengthen compliance.

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Waste Audit Checklist
Use this waste audit template to standardize store waste controls and reviews. Confirm bins and waste cages are locked, assign a dedicated location for each area, and attach and check waste prints. Record waste against the correct lines such as out of code, damaged and general waste, and display prints on the shrink board. Capture training records for all colleagues booking waste and file waste download reports signed by management to evidence review. Align waste handling with company policy and prevent build up.
by Harvey Chatwal, from the Community
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Grocery Store Waste Management Audit Checklist
Use this audit checklist to manage retail grocery waste handling and compliance. Items include locking and securing waste cages, signage differentiation for food and non-food waste, mobile waste processing station standards, frozen waste cage controls, designated waste areas for produce, dairy, meat, counters, bakery and GM, daily clearance in line with the waste cycle, repair not record procedures, cleaner waste tracking via PDA, donation submissions, reclassification practices, and prohibitions on unrecorded waste after 11 pm. It also covers documentation, meetings with SMART actions, receipt and transfer verification, use of clear liners and cage liners, chemical controls for cleaners, and manager accountability to describe the full waste process.
by Dan Williams, from the Community
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Known Loss Audit
This detailed audit checklist provides a comprehensive framework for managing and monitoring retail store waste processes and known loss prevention. The guide covers essential areas including waste print documentation, security protocols for waste disposal, department-specific waste management procedures, and compliance checks. Key focus areas include waste documentation review, security measures for waste storage, department-specific controls, stock management, and general store cleanliness. The audit ensures proper waste handling across all departments including Fresh Food, Ambient, GM, Produce, Meat, and Bakery sections, while maintaining strict security protocols and management oversight. This tool helps stores maintain compliance, reduce shrinkage, and implement effective waste management practices.
by Kelly Tait-Nicholson, from the Community
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Book it all compliance
A detailed compliance audit framework for retail waste management under the 'Book it all' project. This guide outlines essential protocols for waste handling, including security measures for waste cages, proper documentation procedures, and colleague training verification. The audit covers multiple departments including GM, Grocery, Fresh, Dot com, and Front end/CSD, ensuring comprehensive waste tracking and management. Key focus areas include waste area security, reduction procedures, documentation standards, and colleague understanding of waste management protocols. The framework also emphasizes colleague engagement and celebration of successful implementation, particularly in areas like produce waste handling and recording procedures. This audit tool helps ensure consistent waste management practices across retail operations while maintaining compliance with established protocols.
by Tony Tesco, from the Community
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Waste Audit Checklist

Use this waste audit template to standardize store waste controls and reviews. Confirm bins and waste cages are locked, assign a dedicated location for each area, and attach and check waste prints. Record waste against the correct lines such as out of code, damaged and general waste, and display prints on the shrink board. Capture training records for all colleagues booking waste and file waste download reports signed by management to evidence review. Align waste handling with company policy and prevent build up.

by Harvey Chatwal, from the Community

20+

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Template

Grocery Store Waste Management Audit Checklist

Use this audit checklist to manage retail grocery waste handling and compliance. Items include locking and securing waste cages, signage differentiation for food and non-food waste, mobile waste processing station standards, frozen waste cage controls, designated waste areas for produce, dairy, meat, counters, bakery and GM, daily clearance in line with the waste cycle, repair not record procedures, cleaner waste tracking via PDA, donation submissions, reclassification practices, and prohibitions on unrecorded waste after 11 pm. It also covers documentation, meetings with SMART actions, receipt and transfer verification, use of clear liners and cage liners, chemical controls for cleaners, and manager accountability to describe the full waste process.

by Dan Williams, from the Community

10+

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Template

Known Loss Audit

This detailed audit checklist provides a comprehensive framework for managing and monitoring retail store waste processes and known loss prevention. The guide covers essential areas including waste print documentation, security protocols for waste disposal, department-specific waste management procedures, and compliance checks. Key focus areas include waste documentation review, security measures for waste storage, department-specific controls, stock management, and general store cleanliness. The audit ensures proper waste handling across all departments including Fresh Food, Ambient, GM, Produce, Meat, and Bakery sections, while maintaining strict security protocols and management oversight. This tool helps stores maintain compliance, reduce shrinkage, and implement effective waste management practices.

by Kelly Tait-Nicholson, from the Community

70+

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Template

Book it all compliance

A detailed compliance audit framework for retail waste management under the 'Book it all' project. This guide outlines essential protocols for waste handling, including security measures for waste cages, proper documentation procedures, and colleague training verification. The audit covers multiple departments including GM, Grocery, Fresh, Dot com, and Front end/CSD, ensuring comprehensive waste tracking and management. Key focus areas include waste area security, reduction procedures, documentation standards, and colleague understanding of waste management protocols. The framework also emphasizes colleague engagement and celebration of successful implementation, particularly in areas like produce waste handling and recording procedures. This audit tool helps ensure consistent waste management practices across retail operations while maintaining compliance with established protocols.

by Tony Tesco, from the Community

100+

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Retail Store Waste Audit Checklist

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