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AMS talks sustainability initiatives

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As the school year gets underway, the AMS is introducing a host of sustainability initiatives, including reusable Common Ground Coffeehouse mugs and a review of services’ products to determine how compostable they are.   Following the announcement of the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) in January,...

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CoGro to compost

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Common Ground is planning a new composting system that could cut waste output in half. “Hopefully by the beginning of February we’ll have the supplies in and be able to start implementing this,” said Sam Guertin, Common Ground Head Manager. Common Ground management requested composting bags from their...

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Café produces zero consumer waste

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Tea Room officials say the campus coffee shop is now the only café in Canada with zero consumer waste. Head manager Andrew Dean said consumers can recycle all packaging or hand it back to the café to be composted. The final step in achieving this goal was implemented on Nov. 21 after the Tea Room...

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