In 2023 I joined the sustainability committee for a local non-profit called Interior Community Services (ICS). This non-profit has a large range of services it provides in the community including …….(food centre-sustainable)…….. However, even though sustainability is not the organizations primary goal, members of ICS wanted to find ways to make their office lives more sustainable. I helped start this suitability committee along with four other members in hopes to create simple ways to make individual sustainable choices. One of the first things this group tackled was conducting a waste audit on two of the office buildings, to better understand the groundwork of what is being recycled and disposed of properly. With the help of the City of Kamloops, we conducted a two part waste audit that lead us to conclude that waste and recycling bin for returnables, glass and compost was most needed at each office. This with new goal in place, I helped design proper signs and bins the were placed in the office communal lunch room as well as an informational poster about recycling and composting. In addition, I helped conduct and analyze the results of an online survey sent out to all ICS employees asking questions about any barriers they may be facing with sustainability at the office and how willing they are to contribute to a more sustainable workplace.
ICS Recycling and Composting Poster
ICS Waste Audit Results