1. A hygiene compliance monitor for a dispenser maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance monitor comprising: a dispenser controller that is coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from the dispenser when said actuator is actuated; a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit having a storage memory, such that the storage memory of said data collection unit is divided into a plurality of successive time segments of a predetermined time duration, wherein said data collection unit associates the number of actuations of said actuator with said time segment in which said actuations occurred; and a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said data collection unit to receive the associated number of actuations and said time segments therefrom.