2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
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P E R F O R M A N C E M E A S U R E S<br />
E N V I R O N M E N T A L I N D I C A T O R S<br />
15. DIVERSION RATE OF TOTAL WASTE<br />
FISCAL YEAR 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/<strong>2001</strong><br />
Percentage 38 48 53 63<br />
<strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> surpassed the provincial government’s mandated target of 50 per cent by the end of 2000.<br />
16. WASTE SHIPPED TO LANDFILL<br />
FISCAL YEAR 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/<strong>2001</strong><br />
Tonnes 2590 2181 1954 1537<br />
17. SUMMARY OF RECYCLING EFFORTS<br />
ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/<strong>2001</strong><br />
Paper (tonnes) 320 335 330 408 354<br />
Cardboard (tonnes) 65 54 56 64 68<br />
Scrap Metal (tonnes) 1441 1352 1470 1370 1370<br />
Wood Poles (number) 5000 4000 4000 4200 4062<br />
Wood Poles (tonnes) 378 302.4 302.4 317.52 307.09<br />
Toner Cartridges (number) 600 740 604 679 975<br />
Toner Cartridges (tonnes) 0.3 0.37 0.3 0.34 0.49<br />
Fluorescent Tubes (number) 4801 12,297 8360 13,100 13,281<br />
Fluorescent Tubes (tonnes) 1.2 3.07 2.09 3.27 3.32<br />
Dry Cell Batteries (tonnes) n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.4<br />
Ceramic Insulators (tonnes) 120 76 135 154 500<br />
Organic Waste (tonnes) n/a n/a n/a 6 32.6<br />
Total Waste Recycled (tonnes) 2325.5 2122.84 2295.79 2323.13 2636.9<br />
We also recycled 7.16 tonnes of batteries and donated 953 used computers to schools, and will include both measures in next year’s total.<br />
18. PERCENTAGE OF INSULATING OIL REUSED<br />
YEAR 1999 2000<br />
<strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> 72.5 81.5<br />
Other Canadian Utilities 69.64 77.31<br />
This indicator provides a measure of the extent to which <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> and other utilities reduce consumption and purchases of new<br />
insulating oil by reusing existing inventories of insulating oil that may have otherwise been disposed of as waste or recycled for<br />
another purpose.<br />
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