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A guide to Peel’s new waste cart policy

A guide to Peel’s new waste cart policy

BY MICHAEL MELRO As of January, municipal governments in the Region of Peel launched their new waste cart policy. It involves the axing of old disposal practices and the introduction of new critter proof bins for garbage, recycling and organic waste to over 300,000 homes. As of last year, Peel recorded that they handle more than […]

February 1, 2016Comments Off on A guide to Peel’s new waste cart policyRead More

Mission Zero seeks student volunteer support

Mission Zero seeks student volunteer support

STORY BY GREG LOWENTHAL “Your mission, Sheridan College – should you choose to accept it – is to eliminate all waste from the three campuses by the year 2020”. That’s the ambitious goal of the Mission Zero initiative, which was started in 2013. For Mission Zero to succeed, it needs the support of students and […]

September 16, 2015Comments Off on Mission Zero seeks student volunteer supportRead More

Sheridan’s waste audit digs deep

Sheridan’s waste audit digs deep

STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES A Tim Hortons coffee cup. Is it mixed recycling? Does it belong in organics? Or does it belong with the other trash? On Oct. 16, Sheridan’s Office for Sustainability conducted its first waste audit since April 2013. With the intention of finding ways Sheridan College can reduce the amount of waste […]

October 28, 2014Comments Off on Sheridan’s waste audit digs deepRead More

Sheridan takes out the trash

Sheridan takes out the trash

VIDEO BY ROBERT SGOTTO The office of sustainability spearheads Sheridan’s green plan by reducing waste to landfills. On Oct. 16, volunteers and co-op students helped sort and audit Sheridan’s waste, the first time since April of last year. There’s a lot of confusion on what waste goes where, and coffee cups seems to end up […]

October 28, 2014Comments Off on Sheridan takes out the trashRead More