Waste management in a healthcare setting can be a very difficult, yet rewarding, task. It’s something that requires regular attention to drive awareness and form important daily habits with your staff & patients.

If you’ve been a recycling coordinator or in campus facilities management for a while, then you know waste management on your campus can be a difficult, yet rewarding, task. It’s something that requires daily attention – and the support of informative resources – to drive awareness and instill habits in your staff & students. Standardize your program, add more recycling stations, reduce contamination—these are all the typical phrases you’ll hear in the recycling community about how to improve diversion rates and reduce costs on your…

Since 2018, the province of Ontario has been taking significant steps to build a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations. Here we are going to take a look at these steps and understand the idea of Producer Responsibility for Waste Diversion Programs in Ontario. What is Extended Producer Responsibility? Before we get into the steps that Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world are taking, we should first understand the idea of Extended Producer Responsibility. As explained by the Toronto Environmental Alliance, Extended…

A well-designed waste diversion program not only benefits the environment but can also lead to substantial cost savings.

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of your workday?