| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.37 |
| Liaison | Michelle McCollum |
| Submission Date | Nov. 18, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
George Brown College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.89 / 3.00 |
Stephanie
Foster Green Team/Sustainability Coordinator George Brown College |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
- Put in place comprehensive new recycling system and signage and monitor progress annually.
- Expanded collection of organics (food waste) to include food waste from College run cafeterias and Tim Horton’s at 200 King St. E. and Casa Loma Campus
- Monthly tracking of waste and recycling including special waste/recycling streams: scrap metal, used electronic equipment, light bulbs, wood waste and saw dust.
- Installed collection bins outside of Campus Stores for collection of used cell phones and printer toner cartridges.
- Fabric scraps from Design are collected and sent to the Toronto District School Board where teachers use them for craft and other classroom projects.
- Leftover food products from the Culinary Arts program and The Chef’s House restaurant are donated on a regular basis to Second Harvest where the food is re-distributed to community agencies in Toronto.
- Used vegetable oil from food services is collected by Wardlaw’s Poultry Farm where it is used as an additive for chicken feed.
- Bakery waste is collected as part of the organics stream does not go to compost; it is repurposed and sold as Bakery Waste Dehydrated Meal for agricultural purposes.
- Electronic waste is collected twice a year and sent for recycling
- Used furniture from office relocations or renovations is collected and sent to a company that redistributes it for re-use.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
The Culinary Arts Program donates left over food to Second Harvest Food Bank
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Pre-consumer food waste in cafeterias is collected for composting
- Bakery waste is collected as part of the organics stream does not go to compost; it is repurposed and sold as Bakery Waste Dehydrated Meal for agricultural purposes.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Post-consumer food waste in The Chefs House restaurant goes into the College's organics "waste" stream. As well, all post-consumer food waste from the culinary lab kitchens is also diverted to the organics stream for composting.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | No |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
- Fabric scraps from the School of Design (Fashion) are collected and sent to the Toronto District School Board where teachers use them for craft and other classroom projects.
- Bakery waste is collected as part of the organics stream does not go to compost; it is repurposed and sold as Bakery Waste Dehydrated Meal for agricultural purposes.
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