Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 45.28 |
Liaison | Cynthia Philippe |
Submission Date | May 12, 2021 |
Université du Québec à Montréal
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.97 / 8.00 |
Cynthia
Philippe Sustainability advisor Service du développement organisationnel |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 40.49 Metric tons | 19.35 Metric tons |
Materials composted | 18.50 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0.45 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 323.60 Metric tons | 403.99 Metric tons |
Total waste generated | 383.04 Metric tons | 423.34 Metric tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
All of the buildings making up the UQAM campuses include multi-material recovery stations that allow 3-way collection of materials (way 1: plastic, glass, metal, way 2: paper and cardboard and way 3: ultimate waste). The collection of putrescible materials is only in the kitchen section food courts.
Every year since 2017, there has been a sale of UQAM user computers offered to students (https://www.actualites.uqam.ca/2019/vente-ordinateurs-usages-15-000-sont-recoltes-pour-creer-des-bourses).
Every year since 2017, there has been a sale of UQAM user computers offered to students (https://www.actualites.uqam.ca/2019/vente-ordinateurs-usages-15-000-sont-recoltes-pour-creer-des-bourses).
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
Baseline Period | Feb. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
Not applicable
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 927 | 927 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 23,773 | 29,079 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,065 | 2,632 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 20,360.25 | 24,015 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.02 Metric tons | 0.02 Metric tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
15.52
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
15.52
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No | |
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
Food | Yes |
Cooking oil | Yes |
Plant materials | Yes |
Animal bedding | No |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
Electronics | Yes |
Laboratory equipment | Yes |
Furniture | Yes |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | No |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Not applicable
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
No
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes
Contamination and Discard Rates
20
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
By observations.
Programs and Initiatives
at UQAM, there is a policy that provides guidelines for the management of surplus assets : https://instances.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2018/05/Politique_no_31.pdf and https://approvisionnements.uqam.ca/fr/exc/
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Signage, inspired by the one from Recyc-Québec, is found on all UQAM multi-material recovery stations (https://www.recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/entreprises-organismes/mieux-gerer/pictogrammes-signalisation).
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
In the ecoresponsability policy (Policy no 37), in the section 3.4, we find an orientation for the management of waste materials:
Residual materials: improve the performance of the residual materials management system (reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery) in order to reduce the quantity and toxicity of waste generated.
https://instances.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2018/05/Politique_no_37.pdf
Residual materials: improve the performance of the residual materials management system (reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery) in order to reduce the quantity and toxicity of waste generated.
https://instances.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2018/05/Politique_no_37.pdf
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
Not applicable
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
A policy governs the mode of operation for the reuse of movable property. A furniture pool was created in the 1980s to allow the reuse of furniture (desks, chairs, bookcase, etc.) : all demands must be ask on : https://guideti.uqam.ca/.
The movable property policy : https://instances.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2018/05/Politique_no_31.pdf
The movable property policy : https://instances.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2018/05/Politique_no_31.pdf
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
All printing and reprography equipment in organizational units, libraries and computer labs is by default in double-sided format.
All employee salary statements have been in electronic format for over 15 years.
The University's C.A. has been in paperless format for over 10 years.
In 2009, a paper challenge within the University resulted in a 28% reduction in paper consumption.
All employee salary statements have been in electronic format for over 15 years.
The University's C.A. has been in paperless format for over 10 years.
In 2009, a paper challenge within the University resulted in a 28% reduction in paper consumption.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
For many years, the teaching staff of the University has used the Moodle learning space which allows teaching without the production of paper (https://moodle.uqam.ca/).
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Not applicable
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Not applicable
Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Provincial goverment action plan : https://www.recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/plan-action-2019-2024-pqgmr.pdf
Annual report for the number of members of the university community : https://ressources-medias.uqam.ca/media/uploads/20200127164750/UQAM-bilan_2015-2016.pdf (p.5)
Annual report for the number of members of the university community : https://ressources-medias.uqam.ca/media/uploads/20200127164750/UQAM-bilan_2015-2016.pdf (p.5)
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