/channels/taxonomy/term/11470/all en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-receives-government-recognition-waste-management-practices-348326 <p><em>The ICI on recycle + program highlights organizations across Quebec committed to improving their waste sorting and reduction efforts</em></p> <p>±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą is one of two Quebec universities to receive recognition from the provincial government for its waste management practices. RECYC-QUÉBEC, the branch responsible for sustainable waste management, recently awarded ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s downtown campus the Performance certification level of its ICI on recycle + program.</p> Tue, 16 May 2023 14:38:11 +0000 webfull 189665 at /channels /channels/channels/event/zero-waste-actions-341137 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/5ef2be3e-bf9f-4b42-a832-df45d0b1de005fdc3f81-0439-40b8-82a5-dfe305c5b828.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Zero-Waste Actions" /></div> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:57:20 +0000 webfull 181799 at /channels /channels/channels/news/une-deuxieme-vie-pour-les-plumes-de-poulets-288939 <p>Les fermes du QuĂ©bec gĂ©nèrent chaque annĂ©e 75 millions de tonnes de plumes de poulets! Une partie est rĂ©duite en farine et ajoutĂ©e Ă  la nourriture animale, mais le reste finit souvent dans les poubelles. <strong>Marie-JosĂ©e Dumont</strong>, professeure au DĂ©partement de gĂ©nie des bioressources Ă  l’UniversitĂ© ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, ne pouvait imaginer laisser une telle ressource gratuite et disponible en aussi grande quantitĂ© finir sa vie aux ordures.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scientifique-en-chef.gouv.qc.ca/impacts/une-deuxieme-vie-pour-les-plumes-de-poulets/" target="_blank">Lire l'article ...</a></p> Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:42:51 +0000 webfull 140115 at /channels /channels/event/second-annual-mcgill-e-waste-collection-event-hosted-reboot-mcgill-225615 <p>Drop off your old computers and other personal electronic gadgets on campus during this unique two day event!</p> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:21:35 +0000 webfull 95410 at /channels /channels/news/reducing-water-scarcity-possible-2050-238526 <p>Water scarcity is not a problem just for the developing world. In California, legislators are currently proposing a $7.5 billion emergency water plan to their voters; and U.S. federal officials last year warned residents of Arizona and Nevada that they could face cuts in Colorado River water deliveries in 2016. Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:23:09 +0000 webfull 104869 at /channels /channels/channels/news/more-sustainable-way-refine-metals-268517 <div>A team of chemists in Canada has developed a way to process metals without using toxic solvents and reagents. The system, which also consumes far less energy than conventional techniques, could greatly shrink the environmental impact of producing metals from raw materials or from post-consumer electronics.</div> <div> </div> Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:15:47 +0000 webfull 128724 at /channels