Waste Awareness Day, March 2009
| Members of staff from Cawleys joined the University's student EcoReps in raising awareness of the importance of recycling. Questions were answered and further information given. If you would like to find out more about recycling at the University click here or email. |
Practical Conservation Work at Bayfordbury, February and March 2009
| Student EcoReps and other student volunteers got involved in practical conservation work at Bayfordbury. They got stuck in in the snow and the sunshine and were involved in coppicing. |
Fairtrade Fortnight, 23rd February - 8th March 2009
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During Fairtrade Fortnight 2009, various events took place to raise awareness of the importance of supporting Fairtrade. Events included Fairtrade Wine Tasting, Fairtrade Chocolate Tasting, a Fairtrade Presentation and a food promotion as part of the Fairtrade Foundation's Go Bananas campaign. |
Local Wine Tasting Event, December 08
| Twenty five staff and students attended a local wine tasting event on Tuesday 9th December. Great fun was
had by all as they sampled wines from across the region. Some of the wines on offer included:
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EcoReps Hold Regular Stands, December 08
| Your EcoReps are holding regular stands to answer your queries on how you can help to make UH a more sustainable place to live, work and study. You'll find them at the LRCs on College Lane, de Havilland and St Albans, Cafe Taste on College Lane and the Refectory on de Havilland. They will also be holding various other events. Click here for more information. |
Education have Binned the Bin, November 2008
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In November, the School of Education binned the bin from under office desks and improved the recycling system by increasing the number of mixed recyclables and paper bins and ensuring that all landfill bins are located adjacent to recycling bins. The recycling revolution was brought about as staff realised that under the new recycling scheme, the vast majority of items can be recycled, and therefore there was little need to keep waste bins under every desk. |
Student EcoReps Get Active, October 08
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Six EcoReps have been employed to raise awareness of environmental and sustainability issues. They'll be organising a variety of exciting events and activities over the coming months. To find out more visit the EcoRep pages. |
UH Recycling Rate More Than Doubles, September 08
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Since the installation of new recycling facilities across UH, recycling rates have soared to more than 70% - that's more than double our recycling rate of three months ago! Staff and students can recycle anything from plastic containers to food waste and from old clothes to used printer cartridges. Click here to order your new recycling bins and here to find out what you can recycle. Find out more about how UH has reworked its waste. |
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