Seneca aims to be a postsecondary leader in waste reduction. Read about our initiatives below and learn more about our approach to waste management.
Access to Seneca's campuses is limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a stay-at-home order in effect for Toronto and Peel Region. Seneca's on-campus activities for winter 2021 will continue as scheduled.
Information about critical dates and program delivery for the Summer 2021 term is now available.
Seneca aims to be a postsecondary leader in waste reduction. Read about our initiatives below and learn more about our approach to waste management.
Instead of contributing to climate change with the methane gas that food waste creates, Seneca is composting it. The Rocket® is a machine at Newnham and King campuses that composts the organic waste collected from the kitchen and food-service areas at Seneca. This waste is combined with woodchips in the Rocket’s enclosed system where access to pests is prevented. The machine’s high heat process destroys pathogens and transforms the waste into nutrient-rich compost in 14 days. Together, the two rockets can process about 1,400 kilograms of organic material per week that’s later used on campus for landscaping.