ENVI 2310 Waste Audit 2017 Final - kpu.ca Services/ENVI 2310 Waste... · KPU Langley Campus Waste Audit Report Fall 2017 Page 2 of 31 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On October 19th, 2017 students

K PU L ANG L E Y C AMPU S WAS T E AUD I T R E POR T Autumn2017 PreparedbyENVI2310ForDr.AlanDavis,President,KPU&Dr.ElizabethWorobec,DeanofScience&Horticulture,KPU

KPULangleyCampusWasteAuditReport Fall2017

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E X E C U T I V E S UMMA R Y OnOctober19th,2017studentsfromENVI2310:SolidWasteManagementbeganthefirstofafive-stagewasteauditoftheKPULangleyCampus.JanitorialandcafeteriastaffwereinformedpriortoOctober19thtoforgoemptyingwastereceptaclesasusualandinsteadleaveallwasteinplaceforstudentcollection.Insmallteams,studentsemptiedthecontentsofwastereceptaclesoncampusandcollectedfilledgarbagebagswhichwereusedtoestablishalargepileoutsidethecampuscafeteria(Stage1).Asaclass,studentsworkedcooperativelytoopenandsortthroughthecontentsofallgarbagebagscollected,separatingwasteintocategoriesincluding:landfillgarbage,mixedpaper,refundablerecyclables,non-refundablerecyclables,coffeecups,andorganicwaste(Stage2).ENVI2310studentssubsequentlyre-baggedthesortedmaterialsandweighedbagsineachcategory,recordingtheresults(Stage3).Aftertheseinitialstages,ENVI2310studentshostedaninformativeboothintheWestBuildinghallwayonKPULangleycampusaspartofSustainabilityWeektotalktostudentsandfacultyaboutwastemanagementstrategies(Stage4).Finally,studentsworkedtocollectivelycompilethisWasteAuditReporttoshowcasefindingsfromtheWasteAuditconducted.Resultsshowedthatsubstantialamountsoforganicwasteisthrownintolandfill-designatedreceptacles,andthatmanycoffeecupsareusedonadailybasis.TheENVI2310classrecommends,basedonfindings,thatsystematicchangesarerequiredtoreducelandfillwastegeneratedoncampus,suchasreintroducingbiodegradablecoffeecups,mandatingorganicwasteseparationincafeteriafoodpreparation,andmodifyingwastereceptacletypeandavailability.

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A C K N OW L E D G EM E N T S TheENVI2310classwouldliketothankthefollowingfacultyandstaffmembersatKPULangleyfortheircooperationwith,andsupportof,the2017WasteAudit,withoutwhomtheWasteAuditcouldnothavebeensuccessful.PAULRICHARD–Thankyou,Paul,forassistingtheENVI2310classwiththeplanningandexecutionofthe2017WasteAudit.AstheinstructorofENVI2310,therelevantmaterialsyouprovidedthroughoutthecourseaswellasthought-provokingdiscussionsaboutwasteputthisprojectincontextforus.Thankyouformakinggarbage-somethingoncethoughtofasstinky,taboo,andboring-cool,fun,andinteresting!KPUJANITORIALSTAFF–ThankyoutotheKPUjanitorialstaffforcooperatingwiththe2017WasteAuditandassistingstudentswithaccessinggarbagebags.Afteremptyingthecampuswastereceptaclesforamere1.5hours,wehavegainedanewappreciationforallyourhardworkandtirelessdedicationtokeepingtheKPULangleycampuscleanandsafeforstudents,staff,andfaculty.KPUCAFETERIASTAFF–ThankyoutotheKPUcafeteriastaffforassistingENVI2310withaccessingcafeteriawastes,bothinthecanteenand‘behindthescenes’wherefoodpreparationtakesplace.Thankyouforansweringourquestionsandeffortlesslymaintainingcafeteriaoperationsduringourwastecollectioninterruption.Withsincerethanks,ENVI2310Students,Fall2017EmilyGutenbergDustinVenhuizenSamanthaMooreDanielleFrostConnorSheepwashAlissaClemensJoanaCarrollGiovannaPeiranoCampbellMarynaKazakGifWrightParminderDhaliwal


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TABLEOFCONTENTSINTRODUCTION 6

Objectives&ScopeofProject 6

KPUWasteManagementStrategies 7

METHODOLOGY 7

Stage1:WasteCollection 8Limitations 9

Stage2:WasteSortinG&INitialWeighing 9

Stage3:SecondaryWeighing 11

Stage4:ReportComposition 11

Stage5:SustainabilityWeekOutreach 11

RESULTS 12

MassandCompositionofTotalWaste 13

WasteOrigin&HighProductionAreas 14

PotentialWasteDiversionfromLandfill 16

DISCUSSION 18

RECOMMENDATIONS 18

SystematicChanges 18IncreasingWasteStations 18ModifyingWasteStations 18ReducingSingle-WasteReceptacles 19CafeteriaWasteSEparation 19Handdryers 19

WasteMaterials 19Dispensersinsteadofdisposablepackets 19Coffeecups 19Compost 20

Education 20


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Recommendationsforfutureauditors 21

REFERENCES 21

APPENDICES 22

A:CurrentKPUWasteStrategies 22

B:RawWasteAuditData 24

C:WasteManagement:OtherInstitutions 29

D:ShorelineCleanupData 30

E:KPURunnerNewspaperArticle 31


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I N T R O D U C T I O N Duringthe2017fallsemester,theKPUstudentsofENVI2310:SolidWasteManagementconductedawasteaudittodeterminethecompositionandquantityofgarbage,organicmaterials,andrecyclablesdisposedofinasingledayattheKPULangleycampus.TheoverarchingobjectiveoftheAuditwastoconstructaprofileofwasteatKPUandaddressthefollowingquestions:Whatmaterialscomposemostofourwaste?Howcompliantarestudentsandfacultywithseparatingtheirgarbageatwastestations?Howmuchwaste(inkg)isproducedonaverageatKPULangley?

TheWasteAuditwascompletedinfivestages:Stage1,WasteCollection,Stage2,WasteSorting&InitialWeighing,Stage3,SecondaryWeighing,Stage4,ReportCompositionandStage5,SustainabilityWeekOutreach.Stages1through3wereallcompletedonOctober19thbygathering,weighing,andsortingbaggedwastethathadaccumulatedontheKPULangleyCampusoverroughlysixhours(7:00amto1:00pm)onThursday,October19th.

O B J E C T I V E S & S C O P E O F P R O J E C T TheobjectivesoftheWasteAuditwereasfollows:

1. Toquantifytheamount(mass)ofwastegeneratedontheKPULangleyCampusmid-week.

2. Toevaluatewastecontentsanddeterminethemostcommonwastetypesbycategorizingindividualwasteitemsintopre-determinedclasses.

3. TodeterminethequantityofdisposablecoffeecupsthataredepositedintoKPU’swastebinsoverasingleday.

4. TomakewastemanagementrecommendationsforKPUbasedonfindingsproducedbytheWasteAudit,incombinationwith1)previouswasteauditsconductedatKPULangleyand2)successfulwastemanagementstrategiesdemonstratedbycomparableacademicinstitutions.

ThescopeoftheWasteAuditwaslimitedbytimeandresources;howeverdatacanbeextrapolatedtoapplyobservedtrendsincampuswasteproductiontoKPULangleyingeneral.TemporallimitationsweregroundedinENVI2310scheduling;theclassitselfrunsThursdaysfrom1:00pmto4:00pmandthereforeconfinedthedurationoftheWasteAudit.Resourcelimitationsweregroundedinstudentsavailable(ENVI2310includesonly11students),andaccesstowaste(lockedclassroomsorprivateofficeswerenotincluded).Therefore,theWasteAuditrepresentsasnapshotofKPULangley’swasteproductionandefficiencyofcurrentwastemanagementstrategies,andlookedatasix-hourwasteaccumulationoncampus(7:00amto1:00pm)onanarbitraryThursdayinOctober.


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K P U W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T S T R A T E G I E S Table1.0.Wasteauditcomparisons,2016and2017AuditYear

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35.4 20.3 14.5 55.8 19.5 27.5 6.2 179.2

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31.3 28.4 6.4 17.4 41.4 2 6.1 133.0

2017Audit

29 14.8 6 9.7 20.6 9.8 8.5 98.4

Figure1.0.Wasteauditcomparisons,2016(2audits),and2017.Inthe2016schoolyear,theKPUFacilitiesDepartmentintroduceda5-binwastereceptaclesystem(KPU,2016)inhopestoseparatewasteintoseparatecategories:mixedpaper,refundablerecyclables,non-refundablerecyclables,organics,andwaste.Currently,therearejusttwoofthesestations,butitisthehopeoftheENVI2310classthatwitheachyearofdatacollected,theintroductionofmorestationsisneededtopromoteeffectivewastedisposalamongstudentsandfaculty.

M E T H O D O L O G Y TheWasteAuditprocessconsistedoffivestages:Stage1,WasteCollection,Stage2,WasteSorting&InitialWeighing,Stage3,SecondaryWeighing,Stage4,ReportCompositionandStage5,SustainabilityWeekOutreach.Stages1through3tookplaceonOctober19thaspartofthemanualWasteAuditprocess.

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TheWasteAuditwasconductedunderalimitedscopeusingseveralstandards.First,theWasteAuditwasconductedmidweek,mid-semesterduringtheFall2017semester.ByconductingtheAuditduringtheschoolweek,theweekendinfluencewasreduced(whichmayhaveledtoreducedwasteproducedifstudentstookFridayorMondayoff,particularlyifeitherendoftheschoolweekwasaholiday).ByconductingtheAuditmid-semester,thevariablesstemmingfromtheinfluxofnewstudentsorstudentsdroppingoutwaseliminated,if,bymid-October,thereisconsistencyinweeklyschoolattendancebystudents.Second,theWasteAuditwasnotconductedafteranusualeventoranomaly(suchasafestival,farmer’smarket,orclassparty),whichmayhaveinflatedwastecollected.Third,theWasteAuditlookedatroughlysixhoursworthofaccumulatedwaste,from7:00am(whenKPULangleyopens)to1:00pm(whentheWasteAuditbegan).

S T A G E 1 : W A S T E C O L L E C T I O N OnOctober19th,2017ENVI2310studentsconductedtheWasteAudit.Studentswereinitiallydividedintofivegroupsandassignedtospecificareasofthecampustocollectgarbage(seeTable2.0below).PaulRichard,ENVI2310instructor,communicatedwithKPULangleyjanitorsandcafeteriastafftoseethatwastereceptaclesandsortingstationswerenotemptiedthroughoutthedayonOctober19th.Table2.0:WasteAuditAssignmentsCampusArea,WasteCollected NumberofStudentsAssignedWomen’sWashrooms 2Men’sWashrooms 2Cafeteria&EastBuilding 3South(Nursing)Building 2WestBuilding 2Twofemalestudentswereassignedthefemalewashroomsaroundthecampusandtwomalestudentswereassignedthemalewashrooms.ThesetwogroupscommunicatedduringStage1anddecidedamongstthemselveswhichgroupwouldcollectfromgender-neutralorhandicappedwashrooms.TwostudentswereassignedtheSouthBuilding,twoassignedtotheWestBuilding,andtheremainingthreeassignedtoboththecafeteriaandeastbuilding.MaterialsusedbygroupsduringStage1included:

1. NitrileGloves(providingprotectionfromcontaminatedsubstancesandhazards)2. Tongs(formovingorliftingwasteitems)3. Newgarbagebags(usedtoreplacecollectedgarbagebags)4. MaskingTape(usedtolabelcollectedbagswithlocation/origindetails)5. Markers/Pens(usedtolabelcollectedbagswithlocation/origindetails)6. Clipboards&Paper(usedtorecorddetailsofbagscollected)


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Thecollectiontookapproximately1.5hourstocomplete.Eachgroupwasgivenafloorplanoftheareaofthecampusthattheywereassignedto.Eachgroupwentaroundemptyingoutallthebins;thisincludedwastebins,recyclingbins,organicbins,bottlebins,andcanbins.Thebinswerethenreplacedwithnewbags.Aftertakingoutthegarbagebags,eachtiedbagwastaggedwiththenameorareaofthebuilding,thefloorandthetypeofgarbage.Ifgarbagewasobtainedfromaclassroomoroffice,thentheclassroomortheofficenumberwaswrittendownaswell.Ifa

classroomorofficewerenotabletobeaccessedatthetime,itwasrecordedonthefloorplan.

L I M I T A T I O N S Table3.0(below)exhibitsareasandbuildingsomittedfromStage1,accompaniedbyjustifications.Table3.0:WasteCollection,OmittedAreasandBuildingsAreaorBuildingOmittedfromWasteCollection Justification/ReasonforOmissionOutdoorcampusreceptacles Timeconstraints,access.Lockedprivateoffices Access.Lockedclassrooms Access.BreweryBuilding Safety.HorticultureBuilding Safety.DepartmentOffices Access.Laboratories Access,safety.

S T A G E 2 : W A S T E S O R T I N G & I N I T I A L W E I G H I N G InStage2,allindividualgroupsfromStage1meldedtoformacollectiveteamofENVI2310students.Garbagebagsfromaroundthecampuswerecompiledinoneareaoutsidethecafeteria.Atarpwasplacedonthegroundasthiswaswherethegarbagewasgoingtobeopenedandsegregated.Tostartoff,eachbagwasweighedandtheareaitwasretrievedfromwasrecorded.Afterweighingeachbag,thebagwasputasideonthetarpinseparatepilesforgarbage,organics,refundablebottles/cans,non-refundableitems,recyclablesandpapertowels.Studentsrecordeddownwhatwasfoundinsideeachbagandwentthroughthegarbage.Whilesortingthroughthebags,wasteinthebagswerefurthersortedintothecategories(seeTable4.0).


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Asafetyconcernduringtheauditwascomingacrosssharpobjectswhilegoingthroughthegarbage.Studentsmadesurethat,whengoingthroughthewaste,thegarbagebagsweredumpedoutonthetarpandthenwerecarefullysegregated.Tongswereprovidedsothatifstudentsfeltunsafehandlingthegarbage,thetongscouldbeusedtopickandsort.Toassuretheareawedidthesortinginwaskeptcleanandsafeafterwards,weusedatarpsothatiftherewereanyspillsoranymessitwasallonthetarp.Attheendthetarpwasdisposedofaswellasallthegarbagebags.Theclassworkedasateamsothattheworkloadwasdistributedouteventuallyresultinginasafe,fairandsteadyworkenvironment.Therewerenosafetyissuesreportedduringthisaudit.MaterialsusedbyENVI2310duringStage2included:

1. NitrileGloves(providingprotectionfromcontaminatedsubstancesandhazards)2. Tongs(formovingorliftingwasteitems)3. Clearplastictarpsheets(usedtocoverthegroundoutsideonwhichtoconductStage2)4. MaskingTape(usedtolabelbagcontents)5. Markers/Pens(usedtolabelbagcontents)6. Clipboards&Paper(usedtorecorddetailsofbagscollected)7. Scale(usedtoweighbagcontents)

Table4.0:WasteCategoriesWasteCategory CommonItemsinCategory

Landfill Plasticfragments,foodwrappers,non-recyclablematerials,non-organicmaterials.

RefundableRecyclables Popcans,bottles,TetraPaks,juiceboxes

Non-refundableRecyclables Foodcontainers,plasticitemswithrecyclesymbol

Paper Mixedpaper,cardboard

Organics Foodwaste,papertowels,biodegradablefoodcontainers

CoffeeCups Non-biodegradablecoffeecups


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S T A G E 3 : S E C O N D A R Y W E I G H I N G

InStage3,wastesortedintocategories(seeTable4.0)werebaggedandweighedcollectivelytodeterminethetotalmassofwastecollected(kg)andthemasspercentageofeachwastecategory(kg).Stage3wasaccomplishedbyusinghandheldspringscales,weighingbagsineachcategory,andrecordingresults.Thepurposeofthesecondaryweighingwastorenderpercent-by-massdata,althoughthelimitationofthismethodwasthatpercent-by-volumewasnot

considered.

S T A G E 4 : R E P O R T C O M P O S I T I O N ImmediatelyafterStage3concludedonOctober19th,Stage4began.ThereportcompositionstageoftheWasteAuditinvolvedtranslatingcollecteddataintoasimple,readableformatandanalyzingdataincontextsupplementedbyhistoricalinformationandrecommendations.ENVI2310workedcollectivelytocompletethereportbetweenOctober20th,2017andDecember5th,2017.

S T A G E 5 : S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y W E E K O U T R E A C H AspartofSustainabilityWeekatKPU,ENVI2310presentedWasteAuditresultstostudentsonOctober27th,2017.StudentssetupintheWestBuildinghallwayandencouragedstudentsandfacultytoguesshowmanycoffeecupswereinaclearbag(collectedfromtheWasteAudit).ENVI2310studentsengagedwithpeopleanddiscussed


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theobjectivesandfindingsoftheWasteAudit.ThewinneroftheCoffeeCupChallenge(asperabove)wasawardedaKPUmugcourtesyofPaulRichard,theENVI2310instructor.

Clockwisefromtop:Figures2.0,3.0,and4.0.SustainabilityWeekPresentationbyENVI2310,October2017.

R E S U L T S Table5.0:Sumofweightandclassificationofcollectedgarbage. No.of

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LandfillWaste 5 3.2 3.0 7.1 4.5 2.8 20.9Refundable(Cans,bottles)

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4 10.5 11.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 29.5

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3 2.0 3.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.9

Papertowel 4 2.2 6.8 2.0 3.8 0.0 15.0Non-refundablerecyclables

2 2.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1

Coffee-cups 3 3.5 3.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 8.6TOTAL 98.4 100%


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M A S S A N D C O M P O S I T I O N O F T O T A L W A S T E ThetotalmassofunsortedwasteproducedatKPULangleycampusweighedinat101.07Kg,withafinalweightof98.4Kgoncesortedintosevenwastecategories(Figure2).Organicscameinasthemostwastegeneratedat29.5%.However,duetothenatureofthistypeofwaste(moisturecontent,etc.)itisexpectedtooutweighotherwastestreams.Ontheotherhand,unsoiledpapertowel(weighinginat14.8Kg)surprisinglyoutweighedsuchwastecategoriesasrecyclablesandrefundablewastewhicharemadeupofheaviermaterialssuchasplasticandglass.Therewere266coffeecups,andmorethan170plasticutensils(landfillbound)generatedinasingledaybytheallottedaudittimeonOctober19,2017.

ThetotalmassofunsortedwasteproducedatKPULangleycampusweighedinat101.07Kg,withafinalweightof98.4Kgoncesortedintosevenwastecategories(Figure2).Organicscameinasthemostwastegeneratedat29.5%.However,duetothenatureofthistypeofwaste(moisturecontent,etc.)itisexpectedtooutweighotherwastestreams.Ontheotherhand,unsoiledpapertowel(weighinginat14.8Kg)surprisinglyoutweighedsuchwastecategoriesasrecyclablesandrefundablewastewhicharemadeupofheaviermaterialssuchasplasticandglass.

Figure2.0.PercentagesbymassoftotalsortedwastegeneratedinonedaybyKPULangleyCampus,categorizedintosevenwastestreams.

Landfill21%

Refundables10%

Organics/Foodwaste29.5%

PaperRecyclables10%

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W A S T E O R I G I N & H I G H P R O D U C T I O N A R E A S AsshowninFigure3.0,boththewestandeastbuildingproducednearlythesameamountofwaste.Theeastbuildinggeneratedslightlymoreat47.5%,followedbythewestbuildingat41.5%,andthesouthbuildingcontributingonly11%oftotalwaste.

Figure3.0.Percentagesbymassoftotalwasteproducedinonedaybythethreewings.Figure4.0belowprovidesfurtherinsightofwasteorigin,byindividualfloorsofthethreecampuswings.Aspredicted,thefirstflooroftheeastbuildinggeneratedthemostwaste.Thiscanbeexplainedbythefactthatitisthelocationofthecafeteriaandkitchen,andreflectstheresultsoforganicsbeingthehighestamountofwasteproduced.

EastBuilding47.5%

Westbuilding41.5%

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Figure4.0.PercentagesbymassoftotalwasteproducedbyeachfloorofthethreewingsFigure5.0belowshowstheunsortedwasteproducedbythecafeteria.Withwasteplacedinthegarbagebinsweighinginat21.8Kg,thisfarexceedsallotherwastestreams,comparedtotheweightofthewastefoundintheorganicsbin,at2.7Kg.Theseresultsdonotmirrortheresultsfoundinsortedwaste,withorganicsrankingasthemostwasteproduced.Thisrevealsthatmuchofthewasteproducedbythecafeteriaisneversorted,butratherintoonecollectivereceptacle.Thethreerecyclablecategoriestogetheronlyaccountedfor1.6%ofthetotalwastefoundintheindividualbins.Notefigure4and5categoriesreflecttypeofwastecontainer,notactualwastecontentfoundineachcontainer.Withwasteplacedinthegarbagebinsweighinginat21.8Kg,thisfarexceedsallotherwastestreams,comparedtotheweightofthewastefoundintheorganicsbin,at2.7Kg.Thethreerecyclablecategoriestogetheronlyaccountedfor1.6%ofthetotalwastefoundintheindividualbins.

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Figure5.0.Mass(Kg)offiveunsortedwastestreamsgeneratedinthecafeteria.Eachcategoryreflectstypeofwastebin.Notactualtypeofwastefoundineachbin.WithFigure6.0showingtotalweightsofthefivewastestreamsinthehallways,withthelandfillboundgarbageweighinginatawhopping31.75Kg.Thismassaloneexceedsthemassfortotalsortedlandfillwasteforthewholecampus.

Figure6.0.Mass(Kg)offiveunsortedwastestreamsgeneratedinthehallways.

P O T E N T I A L W A S T E D I V E R S I O N F R O M L A N D F I L L Intermsofpotentialwastediversionfromthelandfill,Table7.0revealstheamountofcategorizedwasteimproperlydisposedof.Theseresultswerefoundbycalculatingthedifferencebetweenunsortedandsortedwaste,andfurthercalculatingthepercentageofeachthatwouldbelandfillbound.Asidefromthelandfillbins,organicsrankedfirstatastaggering85.5%ofitnotplacedintheorganicsbin.Non-refundablerecyclingcameinsecondat45%.Conversely,theresultsforlandfillgarbagebinsshowstheopposite,withasteepdeclineinmassoncesorted.Nearlyfourtimestheamountofactuallandfillgarbagewasmaterialfrom

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otherwastestreams.Atotalof30.98Kg,or31%oftotalwastewasimproperlydisposedofandastaggering73.5%ofwasteheadedtothelandfillwasorganicorrecyclablematerial.Table7.0.Differenceinmassoffivewastestreamspre-sortingandpost-sorting,andpercentageimproperlydisposedof.Valuesindicateamountofwastelostfromproperdisposal,whereas+valueindicatestheamountofwastenotproperlydisposedof.WasteCategory UnsortedWaste(Kg) SortedWaste(Kg) Difference(Kg) %incorrectly

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Figure7.0.MassPercentageofeachwastestreamfromthetotalamountofwasteincorrectlydisposedof.

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D I S C U S S I O N ResultsfromtheWasteAuditdemonstratedcompliancebypeopleonKPULangleycampuswhodiscardofwastematerials,asreceptacleswereshowntocontainlargelytheirintendedmaterials.ENVI2310speculatesthatwastereceptacleavailability,design,andsystematicwastemanagementflawsbringaboutthegenerationofanexcessiveamountofsolidwasteoncampus.RecommendationsforimprovingwastemanagementatKPULangleyaredetailedinthesubsequentsection(Recommendations).

R E C OMM E N D A T I O N S ThefollowingrecommendationshavebeendevelopedfromtheWasteAudit,addressingbothsystematicchangesandmodificationstoavailablefuture-wastematerials.

S Y S T E M A T I C C H A N G E S Implementingtop-downchangestotheKPUsolidwastemanagementstrategyislikelytorenderthemostnoticeableresultsandgeneratethelargestimpact.Modifyingthewastemanagementsystemitselfandaddressingprocessesthatareinsufficientlycurbingwastegeneratedoncampus(asevidentbythisWasteAudit),willlikelyreshapehowwasteisviewedbystudents,staff,andfaculty.

I N C R E A S I N G W A S T E S T A T I O N S Thereisanurgentneedtoprovideadditionalwaste-separatingstationsoncampus,toprovidepeoplewiththeopportunitytoseparatetheirwaste.AsofNovember2017,thereareonlytwoadequatestationsonLangleycampusthatofferareceptaclefororganicmaterials.Unfortunately,bothwastestationsarelocatedonlyonthefirstfloorofcampus,andonlyintheWestandEastbuildings.ThisdoesnotmeettheneedsofKPULangleystudents.Whiletherearemultiplethree-binreceptaclesthatallowseparationoflandfillwaste,paper,andallrecyclableslocatedthroughouttheschool,thesepseudo-stationsareinsufficientastheystillonlyprovidelimitedwasteseparatingstreamsanddonotincludeanorganicsreceptacle.ItisrecommendedthateachKPULangleybuilding(East,West,Nursing,Brewery,ISH,Horticulture,etc.)beprovidedwithatminimumonewaste-separatingstationperfloor. M O D I F Y I N G W A S T E S T A T I O N S Inadditiontoinstallingmorewaste-separatingstations,itisrecommendedthattheybeupdatedtodiscouragelandfillwaste.Currently,thelandfillbinandorganicsbinatthestationsareofsimilarsizeandcapacity.Toreducelandfillwasteandencourageseparationofwaste,itisrecommendedthelandfillbinbeconsiderablysmallerthantheorganicsbintopromotesustainabledisposal.


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R E D U C I N G S I N G L E - W A S T E R E C E P T A C L E S Currently,therearemanysingle-wastereceptacleslocatedthroughoutcampus,includingtraditionalsmall,metalgarbagecansortallerplasticswing-doorbins.Thesebinsaredistributedinclassrooms,privateoffices,orhallways,andpromotesingle-streamwastedisposal.Fromthiswasteaudit,itisspeculatedthatlesssingle-wastereceptacleswouldencourageindividualstovisitwastesortingstationsintheschoolinsteadandthusproperlyseparatetheirwaste.Byreducingtheavailabilityofgarbagebins,peopleatKPULangleycampuswillbeforcedtodepositsolidwasteintoappropriatestreams.

C A F E T E R I A W A S T E S E P A R A T I O N TheKPULangleycafeteriadoesnotcurrentlyseparatetheirorganicwaste,andyetgeneratesasubstantialmassoffoodwasteeachday,presumedtoresultdirectlyfromfoodpreparation.Thecafeteriacandivertlargeamountsoflandfillwasteintoorganicsbinsandshouldbeheldaccountableforthefoodwastetheydisposeofeachday. H A N D D R Y E R S Papertowelsaccountedfor15%ofthewasteinthisaudit.Thebestwaytoreducethatwastewouldbetoinstallhanddryers.AccordingtoRestroomDirect(RestroomDirect,2017),handdryersaremuchcheapertooperatethanusingpapertowels:0.02-0.18centsperdrywhereaspapertowelsarearound1centpersheet.Atsomepointthecostoftheinstallationofthehanddryerswouldbenullifiedbytheamountthatisbeingsavedinsteadofusingpapertowels.

W A S T E M A T E R I A L S

D I S P E N S E R S I N S T E A D O F D I S P O S A B L E P A C K E T S AchoiceSodexorecentlymadewaschangingfromketchupdispenserstoindividualketchuppackets.ItisrecommendedthatSodexochangebacktoketchupdispensers.Thiswouldeliminatethewastemadebytheketchuppackets(thepapercupsusedwiththedispenserscanbeputintotheorganicsbin). C O F F E E C U P S Thelargestamountofwasteproducedbyonethingwas,likepreviousyears,coffeecups.In2016,uponrecommendation,SodexoswitchedtoprovidingcompostablecupstotheKPULangleycafeteria.However,atthestartofthefollowingFallSemester2017,theyrevertedbacktoprovidingnon-compostablecupsafterreceivingcomplaintsthatthecoffeedidnottasteasgood.SpeakingwithSodexostaffattheLangleyCampus,theyinformedusswitchingcoffeebrandsmeantpurchasingtheStarbucksbrandofdisposablecupsaspartofacombinationdeal.ThechoicewasbetweenStarbuckscoffeeorcompostablecups.TheenddecisionwastogobacktoStarbucks.


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AdiscountisgivenforusingareusablemugatSodexo,Grassroots,andTimHortons:$0.25,$0.15and$0.12respectively(Zaida,S.,2014).Onerecommendationistoadvertisethatmore,perhapsputupasignbythecafeteria.Anotherrecommendationistoraisethatrefundslightly,maybeto10%offthecoffee.Thiswouldmotivatepeoplemoretoreducethewasteofdisposablecoffeecupsiftheycouldsavemoney.Sodexocouldalsoswitchbacktothecompostablecups,tominimizethewastegoingtothelandfill. C O M P O S T TheauditrevealedthatthelargestcontributortowasteatKPUisorganicsandfoodwaste.TheLangleycampushasonsitecompostingforfoodandplantwastethatisusedinlandscapingandgardening.Currently,onlytheSchoolofHorticultureFieldLabsandthegreenhouses,andSodexoasneeded,composttheirwaste(Zaida,S.,2014).UFVhasafewcompostbinsaroundcampusinareassuchasthecafeteriawheretheyaremostuseful(UFV,n.d.).Havingcompostbinsinareaswherepeopleconsumefoodwouldreducetheamountoforganicwastegoingtothelandfill.ConsideringorganicsandfoodwasteisthelargestcontributortowasteatKPU,separatingfoodwastefromorganicsandhavingmorecompostbinswouldbebeneficialforKPUasthecompostproducedcouldbeusedforlandscapingandtherewouldbeareducedcostofgreenwastepickup.

E D U C A T I O N EducationplaysoneofthemostimportantrolesinreducingwasteatKwantlensincewithouttheparticipationofallKPUmembers,alleffortgoestowaste. Outofthe3organicsbins,2ofthemwerecontaminatedwithotherkindsofwaste.Studentsandfacultyneedtolearnhowtoproperlyusebinstoremedythisissueandothercross-contamination.EducatingallmembersofKPUthroughSustainabilityWeekposters,articlesintheKPUmagazine"TheRunner"andactivitiesthroughtheS.A.F.E.club(StudentsActivefortheEnvironment)atKwantlenwouldincreaseawarenessofsustainabilityissuesandproperusageofbins.Also,atthebeginningofeachsemester,ane-mailcouldbesenttoallstudents,staffandfacultyabouthowtoproperlyusetherecycling,garbage,andcompostbinstoeitherteachand/orremindproperuse.Thisemailcouldbesentintheformofaposterorpdffileforeasyviewing,anditcouldalsobepartofaprojectforanEPTstudent. SomethingthatUFVistryingistheirprogram"Bin-be-Gone",wheretherearelessgarbagecansaroundtheuniversityandmorerecyclingstations(UFV,2017).Therationalebehindthisisitisnoweasiertorecyclethantojustthrowsomethinginthegarbage,sorecyclingisnowthemoreconvenientoption.Withtheeasyoptionofjustblindlythrowingthingsinthegarbagegone,studentsareforcedtopaymoreattentionandsorttheirwasteintotheappropriaterecyclingcontainer.


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R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S F O R F U T U R E A U D I T O R S Toreducefieldworktime,itisadvisablethatallnecessaryformsaremade,printedandphotocopiedbeforetheaudit.Itisalsoadvisablethattheclasscreatesanonlinepolltoinvestigatewhetherstudents,facultyandstaffwouldbeinterestedinbuyingtheirfoodatadiscountwhenusingtheirownreusablecontainers.

R E F E R E N C E S DouglasCollege(2017).Recycling.DouglasCollege.Retrievedfrom

https://www.douglascollege.ca/about-douglas/sustainability/recycling.

KwantlenPolytechnicUniversity.(2016)WasteDiversionReport2015–2016.Retrieved(2017)fromKPUFacilitiesDepartment.

RestroomDirect.(2017).WhichIsBetterinaCommercialRestroom?HandDryersorPaperTowels?Retrievedfrom:http://www.restroomdirect.com/hand-dryers-vs-paper-towels.aspx.

McGillUniversity.(2017).ConservingWateratMcGill.McGill.Retrieved(2017)from

https://www.mcgill.ca/waterislife/wateratmcgill/conserving-water.McGillUniversity.(2017).RecyclingonCampus.McGill.Retrievedfrom

http://www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/sustainability-strategy/operations/waste-and-recycling/recycling.

UniversityoftheFraserValleyComposting.UniversityoftheFraserValley.Retrievedfrom

https://www.ufv.ca/janitorial/recycling/compost/.UniversityofBritishColumbiaOkanagan.(2017)WasteManagement.TheUniversityofBritish

ColumbiaOkanaganCampus.Retrievedfromhttp://sustain.ok.ubc.ca/sustcamp/operations/waste.html.

UniversityofVictoria.(2017)Waste,RecyclingandComposting.UniversityofVictoria.Retrieved

(2017)fromhttp://web.uvic.ca/~sustain/WasteRecyclingComposting.html.UniversityoftheFraserValley.(2017).UniversityoftheFraserValleyComposting.Retrieved

fromhttps://www.ufv.ca/janitorial/recycling/compost/UniversityoftheFraserValley.(2017)."Bin-be-Gone"WasteReductionInitiativeatUFV.

Retrievedfrom:https://www.ufv.ca/media/assets/janitorial/Bin-be-Gone.pdf


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WWF.(2017).TheGreatCanadianShorelineCleanup.Retrieved(November2017)fromhttps://shorelinecleanup.ca/

Wirz,I.(2017)LangleyCampusWasteAuditShowsHowKPUSortsItsGarbage,KPURunnerNewspaperArticle,publishedNovember28,2017.

Zaidi,S.(2013)SustainabilityatKPU:WhereAreWeNow?,reportwrittenbyKPUco-opstudent

fortheKPUEnvironmentalSustainabilityCommittee,retrievedNovember2017from:http://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Facilities%20Services/Sustainability%20at%20KPU%20-%20where%20are%20we%20now%20-%20Saima%20Zaida%20Final%202014%2001%2030_0.pdf

A P P E N D I C E S

A : C U R R E N T K P U W A S T E S T R A T E G I E S

WasteDiversionReport2015–2016KPUFacilitiesDepartment(KPU,2017)

http://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Facilities%20Services/Sustainability%20at%20KPU%20-%20where%20are%20we%20now%20-%20Saima%20Zaida%20Final%202014%2001%2030_0.pdfTable8.0SupplementaryWaste(weight)atallKPUCampuses. Campus Paper,

kgGlass,Metal,

Plastic,kg

Compost,kg

Cardboard,kg

GreenWaste,kg

MixedConstruction,

kg

CleanWood

RecyclingTotal,kg

Waste,kg

TotalRemoved,

kgSurrey 22765 1935 7375 15415 47490 100815 148305Langley(M)

8115 380 2050 5990 16535 61130 77665

Langley(H)

0 0 0 0 0 6195 6195

Cloverdale 2225 676 1815 6430 11146 51310 62456Richmond 8805 1371 6890 12275 29341 74830 104171Largebinsallcampuses

19980 59981 7640 87601 45130 220332

Total 41910 4362 18130 40110 59981 7640 192113 339410 619124

“TherecyclingprocessesatKPUdivertapproximately25consumermaterialsawayfromlandfillswiththeopportunityformorediversionbeingexplored.Asummaryofthewastediversionactivitiesisprovidedinthetablebelowwithdetailedwastemanagementcategorizedusingthe3“R’s”:Reduce,Reuse,andRecycle(KPU,2016).”

Table9.0.WasteDiversionbyThirdParties.SustainabilityatKPU,WhereareweNow?(Zaidi,2013).


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WASTE/RECYCLEABLERECYCLINGPRODUCT CONTRACTORRESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTRESPONSIBLE

OFFICEPAPER SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

CORRUGATEDCARDBOARD SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

FLUORESCENTLAMPS,BALLASTS NULIFE FACILITIES

BATTERIES/BALLASTS NULIFE FACILITIES

PRINTERANDTONERCARTRIDGES IKON MATERIALMANAGEMENT

METALS LOCAL&R&PMETALS IETANDFACILITIES

COMPUTER/ELECTRONICSCRAP ABCMETALS IET

MASONRYDEBRIS SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

USEDOIL M&RMOBILE,PLASTICGRIND

FACILITIES

USEDOILFILTERS M&RMOBILE,PLASTICGRIND

FACILITIES

TIRES LOCALCOMPANIES AUTOMOTIVE

USEDANTIFREEZE M&RMOBILE,PLASTICGRIND

FACILITIES

KITCHENOIL/GREASE WESTCOASTREDUCTION FACILITIES

SCIENCELABCHEMICALS NEWALTA SCIENCES

COMPOST/GREENWASTE SUPERSAVE HORTICULTURE

BOTTLES/CANS/DOMESTICPLASTICS

SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

CONFIDENTIALPAPERS SHRED-IT MATERIALMANAGEMENT

GENERALWASTE SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

HARDCOVERBOOKS URBANIMPACT FACILITIES

HAZARDOUSFLUIDS NEWALATA FACILITIES

PALLETS VARIOUS FACILITIES

FARRIERSHOPORGANICWASTE SUPERSAVE FACILITIES

DRYWALL CONTRACTORS/INHOUSE FACILITIES

PAINT CONTRACTORS/INHOUSE FACILITIES


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B : R A W W A S T E A U D I T D A T A Table5.0.Sumofweightandclassificationofcollectedgarbage. #of

GarbageBagsFilled

Weightperbag1(kg)

Weightperbag2(kg)

Weightperbag3(kg)

Weightperbag4(kg)

Weightperbag5(kg)

TOTALWEIGHT(KG)

%oftotalweight

LandfillWaste 5 3.2 3.0 7.1 4.5 2.8 20.6 20.9RecyclableRefundable(Cans,bottles)

2 4.8 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 10.0

Organics/foodwaste

4 10.5 11.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 29.0 29.5

PaperRecyclables

3 2.0 3.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.7 9.9

Papertowel/mixedpaper

4 2.2 6.8 2.0 3.8 0.0 14.8 15.0

Non-refundablerecyclables

2 2.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.1

Coffee-cups 3 3.5 3.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 8.5 8.6TOTAL(KG): 98.4

Table10.0.RAWDATA-LocationandWeight(kg)ofCollectedBagsBuilding(E,W,S) Floor Location Type Note Weight(kg)

E 1 Caf cans - 0.4E 1 Hallway cans - 0.8E 2 hallway cans - 0.8E 1 1540 garbage - 1.7E 1 Caf(1) garbage coffee 0.6E 1 Caf(12) garbage w.s 0.1E 1 Caf(2) garbage - 6.4E 1 caf(3) garbage - 2.7E 1 Caf(4) garbage - 0.5E 1 Caf(5) garbage - 1.2E 1 Caf(6) garbage - 0.7E 1 Caf(7) garbage till 0.5E 1 Caf(8) garbage swing 4.6E 1 Caf(9) garbage - 2.4E 2 H.R garbage - 0.6E 1 Hallway garbage - 1.5E 1 Hallway garbage - 0.5E 1 Hallway garbage - 0.1E 1 Hallway garbage - 1.1E 1 hallway garbage w.s 1.5


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E 2 hallway garbage - 1.1E 2 hallway garbage w.s 2.8E 1 HW garbage - 0.1E 1 MW garbage caf 1.1E 1 WW garbage - 2.4E 2 WW garbage - 2.1E 1 Caf(11) garbage w.s 1.5E 2 hallway garbage - 1E 1 Caf(10) organics w.s 2.7E 1 Caf(15) paper w.s 0.4E 1 Caf(16) paper w.s 0.5E 1 Hallway paper - 0.3E 1 Hallway paper w.s 0.1E 2 hallway paper w.s 1.4E 2 hallway paper w.s 0.1E 1 Caf(13) recyclables w.s 0.2E 1 Caf(14) refundables w.s 0.1

nolabel 2 Hallway garbage - 0.1nolabel 2 WW garbage - 0.1nolabel 2 WW garbage - 1nolabel garbage - 1

S 2 hallway bottles - 0.1S 1 hallway bottles - 0.4S 1 hallway cans - 0.02S 1 hallway cans - 1S 2 hallway cans - 0.1S 1 hallway cans - 0.1S 1 hallway cans - 0.1S 2 hallways cans - 0.2S 1 1860 garbage - 0.1S 2 2010 garbage - 0.1S 2 Caf garbage - 0.6S 1 Gathering garbage - 1.1S 1 Hallway garbage - 0.2S 1 hallway garbage - 0.05S 1 Hallway garbage - 0.9S 1 hallway garbage - 0.1S 2 hallway garbage - 2S 2 HW garbage - 0.1S 1 W.H garbage - 0.1S 2 W.W garbage - 0.5


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S 1 W.W garbage - 0.4S 2 hallway paer - 0.1S 1 Hallway paper - 0.1S 2 Hallway paper - 1.8S 1 hallway paper - 0.8S 1 hallway recyclables - 0.1W 1 Hallway cans music 1.8W 1 Hallway garbage music 3.2W 1 Hallway garbage - 0.4W 1 Hallway garbage music 1W 2 Hallway garbage - 1.2W 1 hallway garbage - 2.2W 1 hallway garbage - 3.5w 1 hallway garbage - 1.9W 1 hallway garbage - 2W 2 hallway garbage - 1.4W 2 hallway garbage - 0.9W 1 HW garbage - 0.2W 1 HW garbage music 0.1W 1 MW garbage music 0.9W 2 MW garbage - 1.7W 2 W.W garbage - 1.4W 1 WW garbage - 3W 1 WW garbage - 3W 1 WW garbage - 1.3W 1 WW garbage music 1W 1 Hallway organics - 1.5W 1 Hallway paper music 0.6W 2 Hallway paper - 1W 1 Hallway paper - 0.5W 2 Hallway paper - 0.5W 2 Hallway recyclables - 1W 1 Hallway recyclables - 1.2W 1 hallway recyclables - 0.4W 2 hallway recyclables - 0.4zW 1 hallway refundables - 1.9


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Table12.0.RAWDataSet–Location,BinType,WasteTypeW/S/E Location Floor

#note Typeof.

BinMisc. Waste Utensils Ref. Non-

refRec.Paper

PPT,napkins

Organics Coffee-cups

W Hall 1 - refundables 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3

W Hall 2 - garbage 0 20 0 4 >1 >1 >1 0 15

W Hall 1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 >1 >1 0 0 3

W Hall 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 >1 >1 0 >1 6

W WashroomM

1 MusicWing.

garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W WashroomM

1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W Hall 1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 0 >1 25

W WashroomF 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3

W Hall 1 MusicWing.

garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 >1 0 >1 13

W Hall 1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 >1 0 0 0 15

W WashroomM

2 - garbage 0 0 0 >1 0 0 >1 0 1

W Cafeteria(1) 1 till garbage 0 0 0 2 0 >1 >1 >1 3

W Cafeteria(3) 1 coffeestation

garbage 0 >1 0 0 5 0 >1 >1 0

W Hall 1 MusicWing.

garbage 0 >4 0 0 3 1 0 1 2

W Hall 2 - garbage 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 2 7

W Hall 1 - garbage 0 >3 1 0 4 0 0 >1 13

W Hall 2 - garbage 0 0 0 0 5 0 >1 3 6

W WashroomF 2 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 2

W WashroomH 1 MusicWing.

garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W WashroomM

1 library garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W WashroomM

1 MusicWing.

garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W washroomm 2 abovelibrary

garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

W Hall 1 - organics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0

W Hall 1 - paper 0 >1 0 0 0 0 0 >1 >1

W Hall 1 - paper 0 0 0 0 3 >1 0 0 0

W Hall-way 2 - paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0

W washroomF 1 MusicWing.

paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0

W Hall 1 - recyclables 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 1

W Hall 2 - recyclables 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0

W Hall 1 - refundables 2(extracoffeelids)

3 2 26 3 0 >1 0 5

W Hall 1 - refundables 0 0 0 25 2 0 0 0 3

W Hall 2 - returnables 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2

S Classroom 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 >1 0

S Hall 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 1 >1 0 0 0

S Classroom(2010)

2 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

S Hall-way 2 - garbage 1(aluminumtray)

>1 >40 1 >1 >2 >1 >1 4

S Gathering 1 - garbage >1(ciggarrettebutts)

>1 2 0 0 0 0 >1 0

S Gathering 1 1802 garbage 0 >1 0 0 >3 >3 0 0 3

S Hall-way 1 - garbage 0 >1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

S SittingSpace 2 - garbage 0 >3 3 0 1 >2 >1 3 2

S Gathering 1 - garbage 0 >2 >2 0 0 >1 0 0 8

S WashroomH 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0


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S WashroomF 2 - garbage 0 1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

S WashroomH 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

S Hallway 2 - garbage 0 >1 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 3

S Hall-way 2 - paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0

S Hall-way 2 - paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0

S Hall-way 2 - recycling 0 >1 0 2 >1 >1 0 0 0

S Hall-way 2 - recycling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

S Hall-way 1 - recycling 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0 1

S Hall-way 1 - Refundable 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1

S Hall-way 1 - Refundable 0 >5 0 2 0 0 0 >1 0



S Hall-way 2 - Returnable 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1

S Hall-way 2 - Returnable 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0

Nolabel

0 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 3

E Cafeteria(4) 1 Kitchen garbage >1(aluminumtray)+Foil

0 8 1 3 >1 0 >1 0

E classroom(1540)

1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 2 >1 0 >1 11

E Cafeteria 1 Waste-station

garbage 0 >1 29 0 >1 13 0 >1 6

E Cafeteria 1 - garbage 0 >1 32 0 10 40 0 >1 9

E WashroomF 1 - garbage 0 5 0 0 0 >1 >1 0 0

E WashroomM

2 - garbage 0 1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

E WashroomH 1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

E Hall-way 2 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 0 >1 11

E WashroomM

1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

E Hall-way 2 Waste-station

garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 9

E Hall-way 2 - garbage 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 >1 9

E Cafeteria(1) 1 Waste-station

garbage 0 >1 0 0 >1 0 0 >1 2

E Classroom(1535)

1 - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

E Cafeteria(6) 1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 1 >1 0 >1 0

E Hall-way 1 - garbage 0 >4 0 1 0 0 >1 2 7

E Classroom(1650)

1 - garbage 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 12

E Cafeteria(2) 1 kitchen garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 0 >1 >1


garbage 1(stuccowiring)

>3 0 0 0 >1 0 >1 9

E Cafeteria(5) 1 Kitchen garbage 0 0 0 0 >1 >1 0 >1 0

E Office(1538) 1 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0

E HR 2 - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 0 >1 1

E washroomm 2 abovecafeteria

garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

E washroomm 1 acrosscafeteria

garbage 0 0 0 0 0 >1 >1 0 0


Organics 0 >1 877 0 >1 9 >1 >1 6


Organics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5


paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 >1 0

E Hall-way 2 - paper 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 >1 0

E Hall-way 1 - paper 0 1 0 1 1 >1 0 0 1

E Cafeteria(15)

1 Waste-station

paper 0 0 0 0 1 >2 0 0 0


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E Office 1 - paper 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0 0

E humanresources

2 - paper 0 0 1 0 >3 >1 0 1 2

E Hallway 1 Waste-station

paper 0 >1 0 0 0 >1 0 0 1


recycling 0 0 0 2 >1 0 0 0 0


Refundable 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 >1 2

E Hall-way 2 - Refundable 0 1 0 16 5 0 0 0 3


Refundable 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1

2024? WashroomF ? - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 2

2537 WashroomH - - garbage 0 0 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

2032 WashroomH - - garbage 0 >1 0 0 0 0 >1 0 0

C : W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T : O T H E R I N S T I T U T I O N S ThethemesthatemergedfromotherinstitutionsareverysimilartowhatKwantlenPolytechnicUniversityisdoingwithwastemanagement.ThefirstthemethatemergedwerethetypeofwastebinsintheinstitutionsofMcGillUniversity(McGill,2017),UniversityofVictoria(UVIC,2017),UFV(UFV,2017),UBCO(UBCO,2017)andDouglasCollege(DouglasCollege,2017).LikeKwantlen,eachoftheseintuitionshaveawastesystemsetupwherethereisaseparatebinforthetypeofwastebeingthrownout.Forexample,therewillbeadifferentbinforgarbage,recyclables,paper,andbottles.Thesebinsaresetupinthiswayinthehopesofhavingstudentsthrowouttheirwasteaccordingly.AnotherthemeisthecompostingsystemoncampuswhichUFVandKPUhaveincommon.Thecampusesturnperishablesintosoilthatcanbeusedforgardeningandlandscapingpurposesonthecampus.Insteadofdiscardingthefoodandplantwaste,thesecampusesaremakinggreatuseofitbycreatingitintosoilfortheon-campususe.AthirdthemerelatabletoKPUthatemergedwerethewaterstationssetuparoundthecampuses.Thesewaterstationsallowstudentstorefilltheirownbottlesandthispromotesthereductionofplasticwasteasstudentswillnotbepurchasingnewwaterbottles.ThecampusesthatsharethisstrategywithKPUareMcGillUniversityandUVIC.


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D : S H O R E L I N E C L E A N U P D A T A OnSeptember21,2017,ENVI2310conductedagarbageandlitterpickupaspartoftheGreatCanadianShorelineCleanupinitiative(GreatCanadianShorelineCleanup,2017).TheclasswalkedalongLoganCreekontheKPULangleycampusfromroughly1:00pmto2:30pminsmallgroupswithgarbagebags,tongs,andplasticgloves.Groupscollectedlitter,debris,andgarbagefound,anddepositedfullgarbagebagsintothecampusdumpsterbins.Keepingsafetyinmind,studentsusedtheirowndiscretionwhenpickingupsharps,biohazardouswastes,heavyitems,oritemsoutsidesafeareas.ThelengthoftheLoganCreekreachcleanedupwasroughly500meters,andstretchedfromGloverRoadtotheLangleyBypass.Atotalof1,163itemswerecollected,averagingapproximately2.3itemscollectedpermeter.ConnorSheepwash,ENVI2310student,wastheeventorganizerandclassrepresentativefortheinitiative.Table13.0.GreatCanadianShorelineCleanupRawData,KPULangley,September21st,2017

ItemCollected QuantityofItemCigaretteButts 749SoftPlastic 85HouseBuildingMaterials 3DirtyPaper 69TinFoil 44UsedWetwipes 2Needle/NeedleSupplies 41BottleCap 3Styrofoam 37GlassPipe 2WoodDebris 4Token 1HardPlastic 66PlasticStraws 6PlasticBag 11Cardboard 10Lighter 7Rubber 3Battery 3MetalFragments 11CarPart 2HorseChessPiece 1SalineSolution 1AntTrap 1Bagofdeadrats 1TotalAmountofItems 1163


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E : K P U R U N N E R N E W S P A P E R A R T I C L E

Figure8.0.Wirz,I.(2017)LangleyCampusWasteAuditShowsHowKPUSortsItsGarbage,KPURunnerNewspaperArticle,publishedNovember28,2017

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