Recycling Challenge Is On! Western's 2nd Annual Recycling Challenge began with a review of your waste in Ocotber. Check out the results. Get Involved Who do I contact when I am not sure where to dispose of my recyclable material? Facilities Management Service Centre (Facilities Managementhelp@uwo.ca or ext. 83304) Why We Recycle To conserve: Making new goods out of recycled materials saves energy. For example, making new aluminum cans from recycled cans uses up to 20 times less energy than making cans from raw materials. To be responsible: Government legislates that we divert atleast 60% of our waste from landfill. Audits of Western's waste, conducted on an annual, indicate that the mark is acheivable when all campus members participate. You Speak, We Listen Hi TEAM LOVE, This is a great snapshot of the landfill dilemma. Although, we tend to focus on "Recycling", it really is the last of the 3Rs for a reason. Reducing and Reusing are much more effective in minimizing the overuse of our waste stream. Thanks for sharing. ps. Facilities Management's FERP initiative takes furniture and large equipment from campus and finds new homes for them.

Recycling News

eWaste Recycling Certificate

[Jan. 4, 2010] Western's electronic waste collected in 2009 weighed in at more than 8,000 pounds.<see the recycling certificate>

Trash your clamshell plastic

[Nov. 12, 2009] "Placing plastics and containers in recycling could contaminate other materials in the recycling process." <read more>

Show your greener side

[Oct. 16, 2009] "The University of Western Ontario needs to up the ante on its waste management practices and help make the university a greener community." <read more>

Western aligns recycling guidelines with London

[Sept. 25, 2009] "There's never been a better time than right now." At least that's how Facilities Management's Waste/Recycling Supervisor, Jim Galbraith feels about recycling at Western. Moreover, he hopes the rest of the campus community feels that way, too. <read more>

Recycling program bigger and
better for new academic year

[July. 23, 2009] Western’s Facilities Management has brought the university’s recycling program in line with the City of London to make it easier for the community to participate in the green initiative. Because of differences between the recycling programs in the past, many members of the Western community expressed confusion about which items made the cut for the bins. <read more>

Sources: The Western News / The Gazette

Also in the news:
• Why isn't recycling working?
• Green building waste diverted from dump
• Recycling spot checks planned
• Removed trees will be replaced
• Leaf pile hides savings, valuable soil

Facilities Management is internationally recognized

Facilities Management has been selected as a finalist in the 2009 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award competition for work in promoting the enhanced recycling program on campus. <read more>

Video: Recycling@Western - Introduction
by Jim Galbraith, Waste/Recycling Supervisor
Also: Recycling Process | Recycling Outtakes

Waste management at Western ...

... requires the involvement of the campus community to ensure that end-user materials don't become landfill, but rather are recycled, reused, or responsibly demanufactured.

- Jim Galbraith, Supervisor, Waste Managment.