Jordan Anthony Process Book

zero waste action plan
In the fall of 2010, UBC initiated a process to engage
the Vancouver (Point Grey) campus community
in the development of a Zero Waste Action
Plan. The Plan sets out goals, targets, and actions
that will move the campus toward a vision of UBC
as a zero-waste community. In the context of this
plan, Zero Waste is as much a guiding principle
or philosophy as an aspirational target, where all
unwanted products and materials will be treated
as resources that can be used again, resulting
in virtually zero garbage. UBC has implemented
many successful recycling and composting programs
and policies to date. During the three years,
2011/12/13 period, the operational waste diversion
(away from landfill and incineration disposal) was
approximately 45%, slowly and steadily increasing,
and construction and demolition waste diversion
were fluctuating around 84%. This led to approximately
61% of UBC’s overall waste being diverted
during this period. On the path to zero waste,
UBC’s Vancouver campus is targeting an increase
in its overall diversion rate to 70% by 2016 and
80% by 2020, despite inevitable campus growth.
With decreased disposal comes decreased the
cost for many materials, bringing the potential for
a cost-neutral plan to be implemented over the
longer term.
(UBC Vancouver Campus Zero Waste Action Plan)
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