Recycling Pioneers
At Recycling Pioneers, our goal is to revolutionize the way McGill University manages its waste. Ultimately, we hope to implement a comprehensive solution to the issue of recycling contamination as well as not knowing how much waste is being recycled. Through this, we’re contributing to McGill’s goal of going zero waste by 2035.
Driven by the common goal of improving waste habits at McGill, we’ve joined forces with the Building and Grounds Department to gather data crucial to forming more concrete strategies for reducing and diverting waste.
We are currently developing a smart bin system that both monitors waste disposal habits and educates the public about proper recycling practices.
Reducing the Recycling Contamination Rate
Optimizing Waste Management Operations
Educating on Sustainable Waste Practices
Some of Our Work
A smart approach to examining what goes into waste bins
"The Recycling Pioneers want to improve waste habits at McGill and are poised to start testing their smart waste bin platform in the Trottier building"
Creating sustainable waste habits with smart sensors
"McGill’s Recycling Pioneers innovate to encourage proper waste sorting in drive to a zero-waste campus by 2035, one waste bin at a time."
Meet the Team
Kirk Lau
Co-founder: Administration
PhD Student in Materials Engineering
Misghana Kassa
Co-founder: Marketing and Public Outreach
B. Sc Life Sciences
Simina Alungulesa
Co-founder: R&D
Masters in Chemical Engineering
Arneet Singh Kalra
Lead Software Engineer
B.Eng Software Engineering
Prabhsimran Singh
Software Engineer
M.A. Software Engineering
Yann Bonzom
Software Engineer
BSc Computer Science
Alex Wang
Hardware Engineer
B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering
Yifan Wu
Content Creator
French English Translation
Jana Hajj-Hassan
Mechanical Engineer
B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering
Joseph Toteda
Electrical Engineer
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering
