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If you are working in or visiting the B Wing at Davis, you will notice the Zero Waste (ZW) Stations in the hallways and in your office common areas. Davis is the third campus after Trafalgar and HMC designated as a Zero Waste campus. STC will be the next and last to become a Zero Waste campus by the end of this year.
With these ZW stations collecting waste in three streams – Organics (green), Mixed Recycling (blue) and Landfill (black) – your help in putting waste in the correct bins can significantly reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. When you are throwing out your waste, please take a moment to read the signs attached to ZW bins in the hallway. As well, for each of the ZW stations in office areas, a poster is provided to guide you to sort the waste according to the three streams.
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Below are a few common questions about the use of the Landfill (black) bin:
1. Should I throw a paper coffee cup into the Landfill (black) bin?
No. It should go into the Organics (green) bin. Make sure you separate the plastic lid first, which should go into the Mixed Recycling bin instead.
2. Should a soft drink cup go into the Landfill bin?
Yes, the soft drink plastic cup with a wax coating should go into the Landfill bin. If the cup is a type of transparent plastic with the recycling symbol on it (e.g. Tim Horton’s iced cappuccino), it should go into the Mixed Recycling (blue) instead. The plastic straw should go into the Landfill bin.
3. Why is it a problem if I throw the leftover of my meal together with the packaging plastic bag into a landfill bin?
When organic material such as food waste is decomposed at a landfill, methane will be released into the atmosphere. The impact of this type of greenhouse gas on climate change is over 20 times greater than carbon dioxide. At Sheridan, organic waste is collected via the green bin at the ZW station and it is delivered to a power plant where it is converted to electricity and fertilizers.
Sheridan College aims for achieving zero waste by 2020. We are working towards a waste reduction by 50% (against 2012 baselines) and a diversion rate of 65% by the end of this year. Your support for this program will help Sheridan meet its targets. The Office for Sustainability strives to improve the program. If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact Wai Chu Cheng, Sustainability Coordinator, at waichu.cheng@sheridancollege.ca.
