For more information on how to build an exceptional recycling program for your hotel resort, click here. We’ve been building exceptional lodging recycling & waste management programs for over 35 years. Here’s 9 key secrets we’ve unearthed that’ll build the green brand you’ve always wanted for your resort and save you money in the process. Let’s start with the facts. Hotels are chief consumers of resources, and they contribute immensely to the generation of waste: According to Open Access Government, hotels produce, on average, 320,000…

A waste diversion team is a group of people who have a common passion for making their organization more sustainable, specifically focusing on how waste is generated and disposed of. Responsibilities of a waste diversion team can include campaigning for a recycling program, conducting waste audits, creating waste reduction strategies or educating coworkers on the importance of recycling and organics. Not only does having a committed waste diversion team help the environment, but it can also improve employee morale, create cost-saving benefits and attract talent! The possibilities of what a waste diversion team can achieve are endless!

The City of Brantford conducted a waste audit at their annual Canada Day festival, which sees about 10,000 attendees pass through the gate each year. Over the past two years, the festival has implemented a recycling and organics program which has increased diversion rates from 0% to 54.6%! Green Team volunteers from the festival weighed the overall amounts of waste, recycling and compost that was generated at the event. The festival also had volunteers stationed at the containers to help attendees to sort their materials,…

To support The Sandbox Centre’s efforts in being a Green Office, a solid waste audit was conducted in June 2019 following a public event. The audit assessed waste profile composition, common contaminants, and average diversion rate. Data revealed 1/3 of material generated at the event was organic material uncovering an opportunity to improve waste diversion. It was also observed that signage could be improved to better communicate proper sorting to decrease contamination levels. SANDBOX CASE STUDY View The Full Case Study

A solid waste audit was completed at McMaster University by Busch Systems employees and school staff members from December 5th to December 7th 2018. The purpose of this audit was to analyze and understand the contents of refuse generation within the university’s residence halls. Specifically, differences in the diversion rate of a residence building that recently implemented organics collection, and compared to a residence hall without organic collection. MCMASTER CASE STUDY View The Full Case Study PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT View The Program Spotlight