Putting waste in the right place

Fanshawe staff and students produce a lot of waste, but we keep most of it out of the landfill. In 2011:

- 57% of our waste was sent to RECYCLING
- 5% of our food waste was sent for COMPOSTING
- The rest, 38%, was sent to the LANDFILL

That means Fanshawe has a total waste diversion rate of 62%

We could save 570 TREES each year by recycling the paper that we send to landfill.

Each year, the plastic, cans and glass that does NOT get recycled at Fanshawe produces enough carbon dioxide to fill 27 HOT AIR BALLOONS.

We can do better

Of the waste Fanshawe College sends to landfill:

70% organic
14% recyclable
16% landfill

Learn what goes where, and put trash in its proper place

Organics
- Tim Hortons cups (NO LIDS)
- Clamshell container from B Cafeteria
- Olive Oyle's coffee cups and soup bowls
- Soiled napkins
- Food waste like orange peels, apple cores and tea bags

Paper Recycling
- Mr. Sub bags
- Tim Hortons food bags
- Pizza Pizza cardboard slice holders
- Cardboard boxes
- Newspapers, magazines
- Paper

Plastic Recycling
- Plastics 1 through 7 (check the bottom of the item for the number)
- Glass bottles
- Pop, water and juice bottles
- Clamshell containers
- Milk cartons
- Any Containers (except styrofoam)

Garbage
- Soiled wax paper (the kind your sandwich comes wrapped in)
- Plastic bags
- Candy wrappers and chip bags
- Clamshell container from Oasis
- Cups, lids and straws
- Plastic spoons, forks and knives
- Tim Hortons lids