Achieving Zero Waste with the CleanRiver 3C Process Black & McDonald is an integrated, multi-trade prime contractor with services ranging from construction and planned maintenance agreements, to facilities management and operations. As a result of business growth, Black & McDonald moved 120 employees to a new office in Markham, Ontario. The new office offered an opportunity to establish a new approach to waste management and a change in office culture. Black & McDonald implemented a centralized waste management system and set a lofty goal of achieving zero waste. Challenge To achieve a zero waste office, the Facility Management and Operation’s Energy and Sustainability team decided to implement a centralized recycling program. Rather than having deskside trash and recycling bins, employee

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