Sustainability and Niagara College Residences

June 12th 2013

Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus

NOTL Campus Results

Residence total (2012): 36,379.41 kg or 44.31 %

NOTL Residences – Regular Solid Waste

NOTL Residences – Recycling Stream

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 Campus

Welland Residences – Regular Solid Waste

Welland Residence Total (2012): 17398 kg or 73.25%

Welland Residences – Regular Solid Waste

Welland Residence Recycling

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-