Family Handbook 2024-25

OUR COMMITMENT

Three-Compartment Bins Havergal College has introduced three-compartment bins across the school and has removed individual waste bins in classrooms and offices. This step will ensure that our waste diversion numbers remain above Ministry standards as students and staff have the opportunity to sort waste at every waste receptacle. It also allows the College to significantly lower the use of plastic garbage bags that would be used if we continued to have individual waste receptacles for classrooms and offices. The compartments are:

● Bottles and Cans: plastic/metal bottles and cans only ● Mixed Paper: any type of non-soiled paper ● Waste: everything else (food and organic matter will break down in a landfill)

In the kitchens, dining halls and food container collection locations, we sort and collect organic waste to be composted. Interesting Facts ● New ventilation units are equipped with a heat recovery wheel that can precondition the air going into the space, which will reduce natural gas consumption in the winter season. ● Havergal has several green roofs to reduce energy consumption and help clean the air. ● Rooftop solar array panels produce an alternative source of energy for the school. ● Daylight sensors and occupancy controls ensure that lights are turned off after a room is vacated. ● Native and drought-resistant plants reduce the volume of water needed to maintain beautiful gardens.

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