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It's been such a busy start to the year for environmental initiatives that there has scarcely been time to write about them! Here's just a taster of what's been going on since August...

The Campus Carbon Audit has been completed by the consultants but we are still awaiting the final report so we can start setting targets on consumption. We are hoping the report will identify some key areas where we can set rigourous but realistic sustainability goals for the coming years.

LEAF GC have been continuing their No-Plastics campaign trying to reduce the huge amount of waste generated from all those throw-away cups and plates. Members of the community can help by using their own tumblers for drinks an following the eating restrictions at lunchtimes. LEAF hope to replicate the success of last year's UN Night too by encouraging everybody to bring their own bowls and crockery or using the cornware available on the night.






Green Campus is now truly a whole campus service initiative with students of all shirt colours working together to collect our recyclable waste - watch this space for more details on what you can recycle on campus and where.

While the continued efforts of these hard-working GCs is to be celebrated it is notable that waste is INCREASING and not decreasing on campus despite their campaigns over the past few years. So to all those reading this spread the word to others...we need to REDUCE and REUSE before we recycle. Recycling is our last resort. These best thing we could do on campus would be to put these groups out of a job so their talents can be used elsewhere!

Yep...that's Tamarind alright....sour face as evidence!

The UWCSEA Rainforest Restoration Project has now had parents and students trained at the Botanic Gardens in raising endangered seedlings. We are now working with NUS and the Assistant Director of the Botanic Gardens to design a research project to establish optimum growing conditions to establish early forest canopy cover on degraded lands. We are also continuing our outreach at schools such as CNIS - last week our Grade 12s gave their young gardeners club advice on caring for their adopted UWC trees.