[BIC-announce] for your information

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE.  THANK YOU.  JENNIFER 
 

Jennifer Chew

McConnell Brain Imaging Centre

MNI - WB317

3801 University Street

Montreal, Qc  H3A 2B4

Telephone:  514-398-8554

Fax:  514-398-2975

 

 

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From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff
[mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Angela Broccoli, Mrs.
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:01 AM
To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA
Subject: FW:



Sent on behalf of Dennis Fortune

 

If you can't butt out please butt into the new ashtrays

 

New ashtrays were recently installed on campus around areas were smokers
congregate.  These ashtrays should help reduce the amount of cigarette
butts found discarded on campus grounds.  Cigarette filters are not
biodegradable and it can take years for the cellulose acetate fibres to
decay into a powder that can't be seen.  We would like to remind smokers
that somebody has to pick up those butts that are discarded on the
ground.  This is done with the use of machinery or by having employees
sweep the area to keep the area clean.  Placing butts directly into
ashtrays provided would greatly reduce the impact to our grounds.

 

 

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

 

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is a waste type
consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance.
As electronic equipment becomes obsolete the regulations surrounding the
disposal of electronic equipment may be the first time an individual or
department has to think about this type of waste.  Cathode-ray tubes
(CRTs) used in computer monitors contains lead, mercury, cadmium and
phosphorous as well as many other toxic elements found in smaller
quantities. Larger CRTs can contain up to 2 kg of lead, used to make a
clearer picture and to provide a shield from the radiation inside the
monitor. 

 

McGill has established a management program http://www.mcgill.ca/wmp/
for hazardous material and will pick up old electronic equipment for
proper recycling (http://www.mcgill.ca/wmp/electronic/).  We don't want
electronic equipment ending up in our collection bins for non-hazardous
solid waste.

 

To achieve a sustainable future, environmental protection must
constitute an integral part of our actions today.  We as responsible
members of the McGill community must demonstrate the transfer of
knowledge to our daily actions. 

 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

 

Dennis Fortune

Sustainability Director

McGill University

 

 

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