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.
Discover the electronic shop at CFER des Navigateurs
Discover the eletronics shop at CFER Heritage
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Inventory
- Dismantling
- 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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Recycling of small battery-powered devices
LThe CFERs working in this sector sort devices with embedded batteries into the following categories: Toys, drones, small lighting devices, smoke detectors, personal care devices, electronic cigarettes, garden or renovation tools, small individual means of locomotion, assisted bicycles and mobility assistance vehicles. The devices are dismantled manually with the aim of extracting the battery as well as the components that can be recycled and recovered. The batteries are shipped to Call2Recycle and the recoverable components to a downstream recycler.
By their work, CFER students
redirect batteries
from a landfill to a recycling facility.
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Inventory
- Dismantling
- Using a commercial scale
- Using a pallet jack
- Inventory and maintenance of hand-held electric tools
- Sorting of dismantled parts
- Truck loading and shipping
CFERs involved
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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.
All the wood transiting in CFERs
will not end up decomposing in a landfill
a will get a second life!
Find out how CFER des Navigateurs recycles wood
Discover the wood shop at CFER Haut-Richelieu
Discover how CFER Vallée-de-la-Gatineau produces kindling
Kindling and pallets production at CFER des Chênes
Student Roles and Responsibilities
- Receiving
- Dismantling 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
Clients
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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.
Sorting of Bell Canada recyclables at CFER des Navigateurs
Découvrir le tri des matières recyclages de Bell au CFER Acton Vale
Découvrir le démontage de quincaillerie de ligne du CFER Normand Maurice
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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Recyclage de Vêtements corporatifs
Les CFER œuvrant dans ce secteur font le tri, la dépersonnalisation et la réparation des uniformes de travail en fin de vie. Cela leur permet d’en disposer de façon responsable et sécurisée, tout en diminuant leurs coûts d’enfouissement. Les vêtements sont inventoriés, lavés, dépersonnalisés (retrait manuel de toute identification), réparés et destinés à la revente ou revalorisés en d’autres produits (voir catalogue). Possibilité de sous-traitance et ou autres contrats.
Click here (in French) to find out more about our depersonalization services.
Since 2019, more than
75 000 pieces of uniform
transited in a CFER to get a second life.
Catalogue de produits revalorisés
Textile transformation at CFER Memphrémagog
Découvrir le secteur textile du CFER des Aviateurs
Kindling and pallets production at CFER des Chênes
Découvrir le secteur textile du CFER Val-des-Cerfs
Découvrir le secteur textile du CFER des Premières-Seigneuries
Découvrire le textile et les autres projets du CFER des Patriotes
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
CFERs involved
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Other niches
Les CFER peuvent développer d’autres secteurs d’affaires afin de diversifier la formation des élèves.
Bicycles Refurbishment
Commercial kitchen
Greenhouse
School furniture refurbishment
Chocolate factory
Maple water tubing recycling
Sewing workshop
Printing workshop
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