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Sustainability Office Workshop: Saving Paper in Courses

The Sustainability Office is running a workshop next Thursday for all instructors interested in reducing the paper consumption of their courses.  Research by one of our students revealed that we’re currently using over 10 million sheets of paper in UofT’s first and second year classes alone, and we think that this can easily be cut by half or more.  At the workshop, we’ll be discussing paper conservation strategies, their advantages and disadvantages, and tips for applying them. 
 
SUS101 Workshop
Thursday Nov. 12th, 10-11 am
Earth Sciences Centre, room 1042
 
For more information, visit http://sustainability.utoronto.ca/news/calendar/paper.htm
 
If at all possible, please RSVP to my colleague Elah at elah.feder@utoronto.ca so that she can provide enough refreshments for everyone.

 

The UofT Farmer's Market is Moving Inside 
posted October 13, 2009

The Weekly Local U of T Farmer’s Market will continue into the spring. It will now be held inside the rotunda at University College (15 King's College Circle). Join us tomorrow, and every Wednesday, from 2:30pm to 5:30pm, to enjoy a selection of local fruits, vegetables, breads, cheeses, honey and more!

For more information, please visit www.UeaT.utoronto.ca or www.food-beverage.utoronto.ca

Key Recycling Achievements

From UofT Facilities and Services September 17, 2009

The St. George campus recycling operation is one of the most comprehensive and successful of its kind across North America with a diversion rate in 2008 of 62%. The foundation of our success is hinged on the continued support of the University's students, faculty and staff who actively support recycling. Recycling at St. George started in 1991. For more information and some key metrics regarding this program, please click on the title link above.

Banning Plastic Bags - does it make a difference?

From UofT Research August 13, 2009

The City of Toronto enacted a new bylaw this summer requiring retailers to charge customers for plastic bags, resulting in many of us toting our own canvas and other reusable bags to the grocery store. This article answers the question: how bad are plastic bags?

The University of Toronto's Double-Sided Printing Initiative
posted August 11, 2009

Objectives of the initiative is to encourage professors to:

1) Accept double-sided assignments, essays etc. and/or
2) Request/Require that all course work is double-sided

Faculty who are are interested in supporting the initiative are requested to verbally inform their students and teaching assistants of the double-sided printing initiative.  It has also been requested that the following text be added to course syllabi and assignment outlines: 

                  a. All assignments in this course are to be double-sided, or;
                  b. To conserve paper, please print double-sided

Drinking Water Survey

Click Here to take a short survey on Drinking Water

Turtles, plastic don't mix

from News @ UofT posted July 16, 2009

Vermicomposting: MedEmail Excerpt

posted 2009.04.23

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