What resources exist outside UBC for reusing or recycling waste?
· The Recycling Council of British Columbia provides a recycling hotline and a materials-exchange service and can be reached at 604-732-9253 or www.rcbc.bc.ca. For example, it will post the availability of 50 polystyrene boxes and see if there is someone who can use them. · Most municipalities and regional districts have recycling facilities. Consult your phone book or specific websites where they exist. How much waste does UBC produce every year? In 2003, UBC Waste Management diverted 2,544 tonnes of material to recycling or composting, which represents a 46% diversion rate. Even so, UBC sent 2,967 tonnes of garbage to the landfill. That’s about eight tonnes of garbage a day. With a 4% increase in students since the previous year, waste sent to the landfill actually increased by 90 tonnes. Why recycle toner and ink-jet cartridges? · Toner and ink-jet cartridges take up to 1,000 years to decompose. · Last year 12,000 tonnes of empty ink-jet cartridges went into the landfills of North A
