Sustainability

“…Carleton recognizes the limited carrying capacity of the earth and therefore strives to limit our ecological impact …Carleton ensures that both resource inputs and outputs are minimized, that inputs are produced locally, sustainably and equitably, and that outputs are recycled or composted if possible, non-polluting, and do not disproportionately burden already disadvantaged sectors of society.”

The principle also highlights the importance of “optimizing the full life cycle of products and processes.” In reducing and managing waste here at Carleton, we have focused in three areas: waste reduction, recycling and chemical use.