CMHA Recycling Scorecard

CMHA initiated a mixed paper recycling pilot at six of its administrative offices in March of 2008.  In May, we rolled it out to all of our administrative offices and in our high-rise buildings and at our family-unit offices.  Around the same time, we introduced paper recycling to our residents.  To the right, look for a picture of one of our Euclid Beach residents “pitching-in”.

For nine-months of 2008 we diverted over 80,000 pounds of paper from the landfill to be reused.  For the year 2009, we diverted a total of 123,000 pounds of paper from the landfill to be reused.  Since the inception of our recycling initiative, we have recycled over 100 tons of paper. As the chart above shows, we are off to a great start in 2010 with January and February both exceeding last year's totals.

CMHA is also recycling corrugated cardboard.  In 2008, we started to deliver our corrugated cardboard to various recyclers and we continue that practice.

We at CMHA are extremely pleased with the results of this recycling initiative and we look forward to expanding our recycling initiatives for 2010.   The ideals of conservation have been put forth to our employees and residents.  We see these ideals taking hold as we hear them walk the talk of conservation; recycle, reuse, rethink, reduce, and respect.  Further, these ideals resonate loudly with all of our stakeholders.