Use your mini-bin to carry waste from your office to your kitchenette or common area where you can sort waste into the appropriate containers. Please note — cleaners will not empty mini-bins!
Offices
Concordia has adopted a "trashless" office model: standard desk-side trash bins are being replaced by mini-bins which users sort out into landfill, compost and recycling at centralized waste sorting areas. This saves a lot of recyclable and compostable waste from landfill!
Waste collection
How it works
- Desk-side trash bins are replaced by mini bins
- Compost bins were added to kitchenettes
- Recycling bins remain unaffected
Your mini-bin
Compost Collection
Frequent collection
Your office kitchenette compost bin is emptied more often than your office's trash so there is no risk of odours or fruit flies.
Easy to use
Using the compost bin is as easy as using a trash bin. Not sure what goes in the compost? You’ll find that most items are compostable or recyclable. Learn more about what goes in compost!
Big waste reduction on campus: The facts
This initiative has had a huge impact on Concordia's waste diversion. Here are the numbers to back up this claim.
3,000 trash bins replaced by mini-bins
Over 200 new compost bins set up
2x compost collected since project launch
Want more information?
For inquiries about waste collection, contact cleaning@concordia.ca.
For general inquiries on the project, contact zerowaste@concordia.ca.
