Title | Hildegard Marsden Daycare waste audit report |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | Askew, R., K. Cooper, A. Cornack, I. Guttler, T. Hunter, T. Martin, and J. Tsui |
Keywords | Hildegard Marsden daycare, sustainability, waste, waste audit |
Abstract | Sustainability has become a catchphrase over the last two decades. Its implications are immense. When looking at systems, large or small, it is essential that sustainability be a factor involved in the process of developing and maintaining the system. Sustainability in a system incorporates the idea that every input is accounted for and that its final outputs are minimized to work within, as well as be maintained, within the frameworks of the environment. To create a stable system, limits would need to be placed on the amounts of inputs, which ultimately end up in unsustainable sinks, for example, within a waste system, sustainability can be achieved through the reduction of waste that goes into the landfill… For full text, please e-mail sustainability@uwaterloo.ca |