Posts for the Topic waste reduction

Sustainable Gifting

Friday, November 26, 2021 by Maria Fraser Semenoff

The holiday season is a time when gifts are exchanged by many people. However, with this tradition comes a lot of waste! Shipping gifts, wrapping paper waste, packaging, and even those undesired gifts that we all inevitably get use resources, create emissions, and accumulate in landfills.

One way to reduce the environmental impact of exchanging gifts is to give memorable experiences instead of physical objects. Ideas include:

Sustainable holidays

gifting

repurposing

waste reduction

Sustainability Theme of the Month: Sustainable Holidays

Thursday, November 4, 2021 by Asser Sigmund Ang

Hello, Warriors! This month, as the holidays are around the corner, we shift our focus on sustainable holidays. Being sustainable doesn't mean we should take away the fun out of the holidays. It just means there are some things we need to be careful about so that our planet won't suffer from the weight of impacts we produce.

What we mean by sustainable holidays

How PolyGone Technologies is tackling microplastics

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Beth Eden

Where it started

microfibres

plastic pollution

waste reduction

Guest Blog: Eco Containers

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 by Rachel Henderson

What is it?

We’ve all heard the saying “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”, and that is exactly what Food Services is trying to accomplish through the eco-container program. The eco-container program is currently a pilot project at the newest residence building, Claudette Millar Hall.

food

waste reduction

reuse