| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.14 |
| Liaison | Matt Wolsfeld |
| Submission Date | Jan. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Saskatchewan
OP-17: Waste Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 5.00 |
Margret
Asmuss Sustainability coordinator The office of sustainability |
Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
Weight of materials composted, performance year :
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
On-campus residents, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
On-campus residents, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
Our Campus Sustainability Plan identifies measures and initiatives such as expanding campus recycling, increasing the availability of water fountains, exploring options for food waste recycling, expanding electronics recycling, moving to supplier tote boxes for all major deliveries and improving our surplus assets system.
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Campus Recycling Program
recycles the following materials in receptacles stationed throughout campus:
beverage containers, glass, plastic, metal, clean food plastic, uncontaminated lab plastic, batteries, cell phones, toner cartridges, electronics and paint. This material is sorted at the Waste Management Centre. Beverage containers are returned to SARCAN (a recycling division of Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres, which provides employment for people with disabilities) for renvenue which is then invested back into the recycling program to employ students. Paper and cardboard are also recycled in separate bins on Campus.
Currently the majority of grounds waste is composted.
The Campus Recycling Program
recycles the following materials in receptacles stationed throughout campus:
beverage containers, glass, plastic, metal, clean food plastic, uncontaminated lab plastic, batteries, cell phones, toner cartridges, electronics and paint. This material is sorted at the Waste Management Centre. Beverage containers are returned to SARCAN (a recycling division of Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres, which provides employment for people with disabilities) for renvenue which is then invested back into the recycling program to employ students. Paper and cardboard are also recycled in separate bins on Campus.
Currently the majority of grounds waste is composted.
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