| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.07 |
| Liaison | Jessica Krejcik |
| Submission Date | Oct. 11, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Concordia University
OP-17: Waste Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 5.00 |
Faisal
Shennib Environmental Coordinator Facilities Management |
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
263.08
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0.91
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
588.76
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
329.31
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials composted, performance year :
35.38
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
725.75
Metric tons
None
On-campus residents, 2005:
147
None
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
28,910
None
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
17,953
None
On-campus residents, performance year:
424
None
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
30,656
None
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
18,548
None
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
A 2010-2011 waste assessment was performed to get a clear picture of the university's waste streams in order to strategize targets for reduction.
The results showed that waste collected for
landfilling and recycling fluctuated within specific categories (organics, plastic, glass, metal, paper etc.) but the overall change in waste was negligible from previous years. When normalized to the increase of population of frequent users of Concordia facilities, the mass of total waste output per capita remains around the same as two years ago, when the MB building opened. Landfilled waste per capita decreased by 3% and recycled waste per
capita shows an increase of 15%, from 8.1 to 9.3 kg/year though this is entirely due to the scrap recycling figures being available for the first time. Without the scrap figures considered, the recycling rate is on par with previous years.
The assessment results show expected patterns: new buildings increase overall waste production at the university, while waste per capita remains around the same.
The complete waste report is available here:http://sustainable.concordia.ca/working_groups/r4_rethink_reduce_reuse_recycle/resources/2010-2011%20Concordia%20University%20Waste%20Report.pdf
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