Sierra Club of Canada Annual Report 2005 B.C. Chapter

Highlights from the
Sustainability Report:
Paper use : A total of 85,000 sheets of
photocopy/printer paper were used in
2005 – 850 pounds’ worth. An additional
8,000 sheets of text stock and 2,500
of cover stock were used. All of the paper was 100-percent postconsumer
recycled and unbleached.
Greenhouse gas emissions : SCCBC’s total production of
greenhouse gases was 61.3 tonnes. This includes emissions from
travel and heating and electricity in the office. 97 percent of the
emissions resulted from airplane travel, mostly associated with the
Gaia Project in South America.
Waste disposal : Two people conducted waste audits on two
separate occasions, sorting through 42 kg and 20 kg of recyclables
and garbage. The results showed that 90 percent of the waste was
going into the recycling stream, primarily paper and glass. Of
the items in the garbage, however, ½ by mass was recyclable or
compostable.
Minimizing our footprint:
Photo by Craig Hunter Parker.
Paper use:
• We practice double-sided printing.
• All the paper we use is 100-percent post-consumer recycled and unbleached.
“All the paper
we use is 100 %
post-consumer
recycled and
unbleached.”
Greenhouse gas emissions :
• All staff living in Victoria walk or cycle to work.
• Two staff telecommute from Alberta and Seattle.
• The Education Team travel around Victoria and the Lower Mainland in a car share co-op vehicle.
Waste disposal:
• We compost our food waste in a worm composting bin.
• We collect plastics and Styrofoam to take to a local recycling depot.
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