Author: Josh Reid

We understand the importance of collecting good quality data and the diversity of programs delivered in Re-TRAC Connect speaks to that. The majority of the programs in Re-TRAC are mandatory reporting programs that rely on legislative mandates or membership requirements to drive participation. These programs collect and analyze valuable data about the sustainable waste management landscape; however they alone cannot capture the whole picture. Voluntary reporting programs, often viewed as complementary to mandatory reporting programs, are delivered to fill in the blanks.

We’ve all been there: you sit down at your desk with a freshly-poured coffee, list your daily to-do’s, and navigate to your favourite web-based software (ahem! Re-TRAC). As you type in your username and tab to the next field, your mind suddenly goes blank.

Emerge Knowledge Design was recently selected as a finalist in the Environment category of the Spirit of Winnipeg Awards. It’s a huge honour to be one of the 24 finalists recognized for their innovative ideas and contributions to the community.

Communicating your waste diversion performance can be challenging. This is especially true if your intended audience has never heard of metrics such as diversion rate, MTCE, or MTCO2E. If this is a common obstacle for your communication strategy, you’re in luck: the GHG Equivalencies Report translates complex diversion metrics into everyday terms that everyone can understand.

We know that sharing information about your waste and recycling programs is important to you. That’s why we created Re-TRAC Profiles and Recyclesearch.com. It’s an easy way to show the world the great work you do!

This month we have streamlined the Profile creation process even further, making publishing a Profile easier than ever.

As the February 4th registration deadline approaches, universities and colleges across North America are gearing up for the 16th annual RecycleMania competition.

Is your university or college participating?

If you haven’t already registered, here are 7 great reasons to join over 400 of your colleagues from across North America:

Tracker and Tracker Light

Enhanced Tracker Reports
You may have already noticed but this month we introduced the enhanced Tracker reports. We were so excited to tell you about the reports that we dedicated an entire blog post to them.

Topping the charts
As part of the newly enhanced Tracker reports, we also introduced two new styles of charts. These chart styles were added to make visual data analysis even easier for specific types of reports.

If you were eager to begin tracking 2016 recycling & waste data, you may have already noticed that we introduced our enhanced Tracker reports this month. The new reports, available in Tracker and Tracker Light, can be accessed by clicking the links in the side bar. We encourage you to log in to begin generating these new and improved reports.

It’s that time of the year again! Are you looking for a new way to create behaviour change this winter season?

Check out Re-TRAC’s new technique. Watch the video!

With only a few weeks remaining in 2015, we decided to take a look at our sustainability efforts to-date. Have a quick look at Emerge Knowledge’s waste diversion success in 2015! Check it out!