| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.18 |
| Liaison | Jean-Michel Champagne |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
HEC Montréal
OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.84 / 8.00 |
Jean-Michel
Champagne Sustainable Development Officer Infrastructure - Sustainability Office |
Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 74.70 Metric tons | 17.57 Metric tons |
| Materials composted | 28.38 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 127.26 Metric tons | 68.70 Metric tons |
| Total waste generated | 253.91 Metric tons | 95.10 Metric tons |
A brief description of the residual conversion facility, including affirmation that materials are sorted prior to conversion to recover recyclables and compostable materials:
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
A
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 40 | 0 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 8,805.48 | 7,909.96 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 1,227 | 1,107.33 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 7,534.36 | 6,762.97 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.03 Metric tons | 0.01 Metric tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials | Yes |
| Animal bedding | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
| Scrap metal | No |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
| Other (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
The information technology direction of the school, build up a recycling and reuse program of computer equipment. In partnership with “Insertech”, a nonprofit corporation whose mission it is to reintegrate young adults and immigrants to labour market.
This alliance allow to Insertech to recover and reuse materials whose usefull life is over. After repair, computers are sold at a lower price.
The infrastructure direction of the school have lead many project of redesign outdoor spaces. They have recovered concrete slab from other part of the building and reused it for the construction of a terrace and several paths.
Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year (e.g. materials that are actively diverted from the landfill or incinerator and refurbished/repurposed) :
Does the institution use single stream recycling (a single container for commingled recyclables) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Does the institution use dual stream (two separate containers for recyclables, e.g. one for paper and another for plastic, glass, and metals) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling (multiple containers that further separate different types of materials) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program (percentage, 0-100):
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed, e.g. efforts to minimize contamination and/or monitor the discard rates of the materials recovery facilities and mills to which materials are diverted:
Other than the waste audit, constant monitoring is performed by the janitorial team when new bins are installed or remove from an area. Moreover, the use of clear bags for recyclables and compostable materials allows janitorial team to report to supervisor any specific issues they observed, and in collaboration with the sustainability direction, proper communication, labelling and meetings are organized to solve the problem.
A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
5 collections routes were settle up in the cafeteria of the institution. To support the news installations an outreach campaign on the benefits of selective waste collection were done. Each year, students and employees are invited to take part in campaign. Thus, volunteer explain to community the right way to separate their food waste.
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Part of the BOMA BEST certification program, a waste audit is mandatory every 5 years. HEC's audit parameter included a 1 week 100% campus waste weighting + 25% total waste in each streams analysis.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste (e.g. by minimizing packaging and purchasing in bulk):
Janitorial products, such as soap, are bough in concentrated drums and fitted with a high capacity dispenser. Chemicals used for water treatment (cooling tower, steam, hot and cold water) are bough in bulk and are delivered to the permanent tank by a specially equipped delivery truck. No pails or drums are use anymore for the main chemicals.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
HEC Montréal, like other public university in Québec, must dispose of its valuable goods such as furniture, vehicles and tools, in accordance with the governmental guideline.
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse (e.g. of electronics, furnishings, books and other goods):
At the beginning of each session, a book exchange program is organized to allow students to buy used school books. Nowadays, students group are using facebook and other social media platform to offer their old study books to the new students.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption (e.g. restricting free printing and/or mandating doubled-sided printing in libraries and computer labs):
HEC personnal has access to printers all over campus, but must be granted access by IT department. Doubled-sided printing is a standard configuration, and the use of colour printing is limited to few individuals who are granted a special permission only.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials (e.g. course catalogs, course schedules, and directories) available online by default rather than printing them:
Course manual and articles are no more printed : the HEC student online platform has been updated few years ago and teachers are now prohibited to get manual printed.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
N/A
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Mercury containing lamps are recycled through the Recyc-Fluo free program. Batteries are recycled through the Call-2-Recycle program. Ink cartridge are collected by MIRA to finance vision impaired people's assistance dog programs.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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