Nadia Ariff Manager Waste Reduction Facilities Management nariffuvicca http wwwuviccasustainability 20000 STUDENTS 2000 STAFF amp FACULTY UVic Facts amp Figures 19000 students ID: 616448
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Building Support for Waste Reduction Programs
Nadia Ariff
Manager, Waste Reduction
Facilities Management
nariff@uvic.ca
http://
www.uvic.ca/sustainabilitySlide2Slide3
20,000 STUDENTS
2,000 STAFF & FACULTY UVic Facts & Figures
~19,000 students
~4,500 staff & faculty
Campus spans over
406
acres and has
132
buildings
Produces over
1,800
tonnes of waste & recycling annually
70% landfill diversion rateSlide4
Sustainability at UVic
Office of Campus Planning & SustainabilityFacilities Management – Waste Reduction UnitSustainability PolicySustainability Action Plan
Landfill
diversion rate goal of 75% by 2019Slide5
How to win friends and influence programs Slide6
Aligning Policies with RegulationsSlide7
Encouraging Volunteer ProgramsSlide8Slide9
Waste Audits
Waste Audits in 2011 and 2014ES200 Lab Publicize the audits Communication pieces
Youtube
videoSlide10
Pilot Programs
In-building classroom pilot project (2009)Recycling Station classroom expansion (2011)
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Added 200 recycling stations
In-building office pilot project (2013)
Sorting-at-source recycling station office
expansion (2016)
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Added 200 additional recycling stations and suspended desk-side bin service Slide11
Classroom Recycling Station ExpansionSlide12
Classroom Recycling Station ExpansionSlide13
Classroom Recycling Station ExpansionSlide14
Sorting-at-source Office Recycling StationsSlide15
Sorting-at-source Office Recycling StationsSlide16
What worked: Consultation Process
Janitorial StaffHeld collaborative meetings with Janitors at the start of each projectHad a breakfast
launch event – invited staff/faculty and janitors
(Classroom project)
Regular
follow up/feedback
sessions during the course of the pilot studiesSlide17
THE UNIONS
THE FACULTY ASSOCIATIONWhat worked: Consultation ProcessSlide18
What worked: Project Roll out / Expansion
Faculty/StaffHad a post pilot study consultation lunch with faculty and staff across campus (Classroom project)
Invited admin staff to
coffee
consultation meetings
Involved
admin staff in bin placements
Sent out
surveys
to faculty and staff asking for feedback
(office project)Slide19
What worked: measuring & reporting successes
Measure, Measure, MeasureClassroom pilot study – 1 tonne of recyclable material
Office pilot study – 200kg of recyclable material Slide20
What worked: measuring & reporting successes
Shout it from the rooftops!
Accurate numbers regarding operational impact
Transparency
– Janitorial services
Time
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