Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.05
Liaison Herbert Sinnock
Submission Date July 12, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Sheridan College (Ontario)
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Wai Chu Cheng
Sustainability Coordinator
Office for Sustainability
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Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability? :
Yes

Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Yes

Name of the campaign:
E-waste Community Collection Day

A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged:

E-waste collection bins were set up in a busy public location in each of the four campus locations for two days in April. Students and employees were welcome to bring any obsolete e-waste items from home and drop them off at the e-waste collection bins provided. The entire student and employee population was engaged.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:

More than 3,000 pounds of e-waste items were collected for recycling.


The website URL where information about the campaign is available:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Repair Café

A brief description of the campaign, including how students and/or employees were engaged (2nd campaign):

The Office for Sustainability organized the Repair Café as a community event where volunteer fixers helped members from the community to fix their broken household items for free and taught them how to do the repairs themselves. The volunteer fixers were recruited from students, faculty and staff who were skilled at repairing small appliances, electronics, computers, and clothing items. The entire student and employee population was engaged.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):

A Repair Café event was held on-campus during both the fall and winter semesters. At the event held on Oct 20th (2016), a total of 16 items were received. Thirteen visitors (including students, faculty and staff) participated at the event. A total of 75% of items were fixed and diverted from landfill. A total of 15 fixers and general volunteers supported the event.


The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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