This message is sent on behalf of the Office of Sustainability.
Reminder! Please ask your students to take their garbage with them when they leave the classroom.
Sutherland Campus moving to new Centralized Sorting System!
Fleming College is moving in a new direction – starting in Week 4 we implemented a Centralized Waste Sorting System at Sutherland Campus. In this system, small waste receptacles from classrooms and lecture halls were removed and students will be responsible for sorting their waste at the all newly redesigned sorting stations. Labs will be exempt but will receive additional recycling bins.
Classrooms and lecture halls were identified as main problem areas, with waste diversion rates as low as 10%. Recently conducted waste audits have shown that in these areas up to 75% of recyclable material was lost to landfill.
Frost Campus moved to the Centralized Sorting System at the start of the winter semester and has already experienced a noticeable increase in the amount of recycling captured and sent for processing!
Research indicates that centralized systems greatly improve waste diversion rates in academic institutions. Nova Scotia Community College provides a leading example with diversion rates of up to 90% on some campuses utilizing a centralized system.
We need your help!
If you still haven’t seen our new “Sort it Out” video please find the link for the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br9-BN4fWP4
To find out more about the program check out our all new Waste Diversion webpage at the link below:
https://flemingcollege.ca/sustainability/waste-diversion-at-fleming-college
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact:
Tania Clerac
Operations Lead, Office of Sustainability
Tania.clerac@flemingcollege.ca
Ben Colgan
Sustainability and Waste Diversion Intern
ben.colgan@flemingcollege.ca
Terry Williams
Director, Physical Resources
terry.williams@flemingcollege.ca
Mike Peart
Manager, Facilities Operations and Maintenance Services
mike.peart@flemingcollege.ca