Thanks to the support of the CFER Network, schools that choose to offer the CFER program integrate into their building facilities whose mission is to train and prepare students for the job market. Students develop their employability by working mainly in sectors related to sustainable development.
Electronic waste dismantling
CFERs working in this sector sort electronic equipment such as televisions, computers, printers and cell phones. Some equipment with potential for reuse is directed to an R2-certified downstream recycler. Obsolete equipment is manually dismantled, sorted and stored for shipment to a downstream recycler.
Each year, around
800 tons
of electronic waste transit in a CFER facility.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Inventory
- Appliance
- Following ISO-certified procedures
- Operating a bailer
- Driving forklifts
- Inventory and maintenance of hand-held electric tools
- Using a commercial scale
- Sorting of dismantled parts
- Truck loading and shipping
CFERs involved
Clients
Certifications
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Wood recycling
The CFERs working in this sector sort and manually dismantle different pieces of wood such as structural wood residues, pallets and boards of various sizes. The sorted and dismantled material is then transformed into various products for resale such as: recycled pallets, supports of different sizes for auto parts collectors, bags of kindling, garden boxes, etc.
Wood transiting in CFERs reduces
pressure on landfills
and gets a second life.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Appliance dismantling
- Denailing
- Pallets refurbishment
- Driving forklifts
- Shipping
- Inventory
- Sorting of dismantled parts
- Sawing
- Usage of industrial equipment
- Quality control
- Inventory and maintenance of hand-held electric tools
CFERs involved
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Industrial waste recycling
The CFERs working in this sector sort and manually dismantle various industrial waste for companies, in order to allow them to dispose of their residue responsibly, while reducing their landfill costs. Repair and reuse is priority, when possible. The residues currently treated in the CFERs are: wiring, metals, various casings, tools and electrical components.
Each year, around
1200 tonnes
of industrial waste transit in CFERs to be recycled by the effort of students.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Manual sorting
- Metals identification
- Operating a bailer
- Shipping
- Inventory
- Sorting of dismantled parts
- Using a commercial scale
- Driving forklifts
- Inventory and maintenance of hand-held electric tools
CFERs involved
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Textile recycling
The CFERs working in this sector sort, depersonalize and repair end-of-life work uniforms. This allows our clients to dispose of their uniforms responsibly and securely, while reducing their landfill costs. The clothes are inventoried, washed, depersonalized (manual removal of any identification), repaired and intended for resale. Some uniforms are transformed into creative items.
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Since 2019, more than
75 000 pieces of uniform
transited in a CFER to get a second life.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Removal of logos (depersonalization)
- Operating industrial washer+dryer
- Clothes repairs
- Ironing
- Sales preparation
- Using a cash registrer
- Inventory
- Destruction of logos
- Maximising resources
- Operating sewing machines
- Operating an embroiderer
- Store management
CFERs involved
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Confidential documents shredding
The CFERs working in this sector collect, sort, shred and bundle confidential documents from various companies. CFERs take care of important documents responsibly and securely.
Being green and offering a secured service,
it's CFER possible!
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Collecting documents
- Inventory
- Sorting
- Operating paper shredders
- Operating a bailor
- Customer service
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Other niches
Other business niches have been developed to enhance the students' training.
Bicycles Refurbishment
Commercial kitchen
Greenhouse
Carwash
School furniture refurbishment
Chocolate factory
Maple syrup rubing recycling
Sewing workshop
Printing workshop
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