Concordia University
OP-11: Materials Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.50 / 4.00 |
Faisal
Shennib Environmental Coordinator Facilities Management |
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11.1 Surplus and reuse programs
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus program:
| Concordia operates a reuse center called the "Concordia University Center for Creative Reuse" (CUCCR) in which unwanted items from both campuses are centralized and made available for free. https://www.concordia.ca/sustainability/campus/zero-waste/key-initiatives/cuccr.html Tangent to this is an electronics reuse project called "Concordia Re-tech" (CRT) which diverts unwanted, decomissioned electronics supplied by the institutional information technology services department. Facilities Management also salvages surplus mobile assets for reuse internally, which can be requested through a furniture request form. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hfFpVS_SE06YUM5bGrzS6IqU2JgAdhZNsxMxcGK_jyhUNTVFWDZJMDM5MFpBSlVHWVkwMUhNWTgwVC4u |
Does the institution have or participate in a reuse program through which employees and/or students can donate personal items for redistribution?:
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s reuse program:
| CUCCR runs an initiatve named "Reclaim-athon" which intercepts unwanted items from students during their move-outs from campus residences on both campuses. Items are either made available at the reuse center depot or donated to partner community organizations. |
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1
11.2 Single-use disposable plastics program
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s composting program:
| Concordia's waste service provider, selected through public tender, is required to accept compostable packaging, including paper-based and compostable bioplastics. https://www.concordia.ca/sustainability/campus/zero-waste/services/composting.html |
Does the institution have or participate in a reusable container program designed to reduce the use of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s reusable container program:
| In '22-'23, Concordia worked with Cano, a reusable container share program, through the food service provider Aramark's outlets and a participating student café. https://www.concordia.ca/sustainability/campus/zero-waste/services/reusables.html The university also operated a reusable dishware project for events called Zero Waste Event Services https://www.concordia.ca/sustainability/campus/zero-waste/services/event-services.html Although both programs have been paused for '24-'25, the intention is to continue these programs into the future. Finally, the contracted food service provider, Aramark, provides reusable dishware to events for a fee. |
Has the institution eliminated the on-site use of at least one form of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes
Has the institution eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of all single-use disposable plastic food containers, utensils, and beverage cups?:
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s single-use disposable plastics program:
| In 2012, Concordia eliminated sales of bottled water from vending machines: https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2012/05/02/bottled-water-no-longer-sold-from-vending-machines.html Montreal prohibits the distribution of certain single-use plastic items in restaurants and food establishments, which also applies to Concordia's food service establishments. https://montreal.ca/en/articles/single-use-plastic-what-you-need-to-know-about-legislation-20549 |
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1
11.3 Electronic waste management
Yes
Does the institution have or participate in a program designed to collect e-waste from students for recycling and/or preparation for reuse? (required):
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s e-waste collection programs:
| We have specific procedures in place to dispose of toner cartridges; batteries; CFL builbs; incandescent bulbs; desktops, monitors, laptops, and other large e-waste; small electronics and ink cartridges. https://www.concordia.ca/about/sustainability/sustainability-initiatives/zero-waste/e-waste.html |
Does the institution use an e-waste recycler that is certified to a qualifying standard?:
No
Standard to which the institution’s e-waste recycler is certified:
Battery and bulb recycling are conducted through organizations (Call2recycle and Recycfluo) certified with e-Stewards and R2. Small electronics collected through public drop-off bins are recycled through Electrobac, which is also R2 certified.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
0.50
11.4 Hazardous waste management and disclosure
Yes
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s hazardous waste management program or protocol:
| Environmental Health and Safety provides training stresses that reducing the amount of product used is key, and help reducing impact on environment. They have also worked with departments to substitute non toxic products / low toxic products. When labs are decomissionned, EHS sorts old hazardous materials and offers what can be reused to other labs to reuse. |
Does the institution publish information about the specific types of hazardous waste it generates and how they are disposed of, recycled, and/or prepared for reuse?:
Yes
Online resource that provides information about the specific types of hazardous waste managed by the institution:
Document that provides information about the specific types of hazardous waste managed by the institution:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1
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