Topics of past research
Explore past applied research projects of the Collaborative.
- Bottom ash management
- Disintegration of compostable foodware in regional composting and organics processing facilities.
- Community based social marketing and communication for waste-related behaviour change
- Increasing diversion rates of multifamily dwellings and addressing challenges such as contamination.
- Odour detection and management, especially from organics processors
- Construction and demolition waste, with a focus on painted and treated wood
Wasted Food: U.S. Consumers’ Reported Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviors
Thank you to Further With Food, a website to find and share information and tool […]
Leftovers for Livestock: A Legal Guide for Using Food Scraps as Animal Feed
Thank you to Further With Food, a website to find and share information and tool […]
2014 Analysis of U.S. Food Waste Among Food Manufacturers, Retailers, and Restaurants
Thank you to Further With Food, a website to find and share information and tool […]
Wasted: How America is Losing up to 40 Percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill
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GalleryIdentifying Sustainable Markets for Compost Products
Project status: Completed in 2017
Project partners: UBC Sustainability Initia […]
GalleryBottom Ash Management from Waste-to-Energy Facility
Project status/timeline: Complete, 2013-2016
Project partners: Metro Vancouve […]
GalleryDisintegration Testing of Compostable Foodware at Regional Facilities
Project status: completed in 2015, results undergoing publication as of Dec 2016 […]
