NOTL Campus Recycling Cont’d
MOE ClassificationsNOTL
Residences
Aluminum food and beverage cans 397.80 kg
Cardboard/Boxboard 1631.24 kg
Glass food and beverage bottles/jars 5688.80 kg
Recyclable Paper 600.60 kg
Total 8318.44 kg
Welland Residence Recycling Cont’d
MOE ClassificationsWelland
Residence
Aluminum food and beverage cans 337.00Cardboard/Boxboard 15101.00Clothing/textiles 14.00Coffee Cups 46.00Disposable take out food packaging 7.00Fine Paper 1107.00Glass food and beverage bottles/jars 873.00Miscellaneous 28.00Non-Recyclable Plastics 375.00Polycoat Containers 856.00Recyclable Plastic 21654.00
TOTAL40398.00
kg
Recommendations
• Introduce more recyclable and compostable take-out containers in replacement of non-recyclable or non-compostable materials.
• A large portion of solid waste generated within the Residence buildings was organic food waste from culinary students.
• Compost containers in residences
Recommendations Cont’d• Recycling containers and guides should be
provided
• Larger recycling multi steam receptacles should be located on each floor and in common areas of the Residence
• Students can use these receptacles to empty the recycling boxes from their rooms and sort them into the categories
Recommendations Cont’d
• Engagement – Guide book – Signage – Interaction – Connection on campus to residence life
Case Studies
• http://www.aashe.org/resources/case-studies/take-action-waste-community-based-social-marketing-project-student-residences
• http://www.aashe.org/resources/case-studies/providing-framework-student-driven-sustainability-residence-halls-green-room-