SAIT Polytechnic has been focusing their efforts on keeping organic waste out of the landfills, and officials say in just over one year they have made some great strides in going green.
“SAIT has seen its overall waste diversion rate climb from 18 per cent in fall 2013 to more than 68 per cent in August 2014,” says John Millington, Manager of Facilities Operations and Campus Expansion Projects at SAIT Polytechnic.
“Many comparable schools have been developing their programs for several years and haven’t yet hit 40 per cent.”
The post-secondary institution has plans to implement even more methods to reduce that waste diversion rate even further.
Right now, there are over 200 countertops bins around campus offices and common areas at the main campus, and soon there will be organics recycling bins in staff kitchens. The organic bins will collect everything from soiled paper and coffee grounds to meat and vegetable products.
Most of the recycling goes to the waste management facility in Red Deer, but some of what has been recycled ends up staying at the school. Compost material is used in the culinary garden and campus landscaping areas.
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