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Is it possible for the UoS to stop the use of leaf-blowers on campus? Apart from being noisy, they are huge pollutants, emit more toxic fumes than trucks, and dry out soil in ways that are harmful to insect and soil life.  Community leaf gathering with staff and students would be much more communal, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly!

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Is it possible for the UoS to stop the use of leaf-blowers on campus? Apart from being noisy, they are huge pollutants, emit more toxic fumes than trucks, and dry out soil in ways that are harmful to insect and soil life.  Community leaf gathering with staff and students would be much more communal, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly!

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Are the University gardeners still using Round-up to kill weeds?

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What is the university policy on divesting from fossil fuels?

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A lot more could be done to bring Southampton sustainability research to the forefront of this strategy. This could be in terms of linking the strategy to UG/MSc/PhD research as well as supporting a more robust "international sustainability and development" strategy. Could that not be a box in the strategy itself.

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A lot more could be done to bring Southampton sustainability research to the forefront of this strategy. This could be in terms of linking the strategy to UG/MSc/PhD research as well as supporting a more robust "international sustainability and development" strategy. Could that not be a box in the strategy itself.

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What is the 2020-2025 policy on staff flying to attend meetings and events?  Also can more detail be given about recycling rates and where waste is sent to?  Does all recycling take place in UK?  What % is rejected because it is contaminated?  I cannot see much evidence that plastic packaging for food has reduced in shop for example.

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Sustainable Resource Management by Students at Universities

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Sustainable Resource Management by Students at Universities

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“Shift Your Stuff” is an annual scheme run by the Southampton
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Ian Williams and Lorna Powell

DOI 10.31025/2611-4135/2019.13813

Copyright: © 2018 CISA Publisher

Editorial History

Abstract

'Fast fashion' and a 'take, make, dispose' economy are fueling people's accumulation of goods, and their willingness to throw these goods away. The end of each University year sees tens of thousands of students clear out their homes, and lives, and move on to pastures new, leaving behind a wake of unwanted clothing, kitchenware and bedding, amongst other 'throwaway' items. Sustainable waste management schemes at higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming more prominent, and are taking the opportunity to generate positive outcomes from this problem that affects most university cities across the country. This study comprises of an extensive review of HEI reuse schemes as well as the collection of primary data during the planning and running of "Shift Your Stuff", an end-of-term reuse scheme run by Southampton University Students Union (SUSU). The study develops an existing protocol, designed to provide a consistent method of running and analysing an end of term re-use scheme, and refining it to create a methodology which could be easily transferred to other universities. We critically analyse the methods, protocol and key performance indicators (KPIs) which have been used in previous years, and report on the success of this year's project, in comparison to previous years. The KPIs continued to be an effective way of displaying the success of the scheme, with a 92.4% reuse rate - an improvement on the previous year, along with a host of social benefits including the donation of food and clothing to the homeless or deprived and the contribution to ground-breaking heart disease research undertaken by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). These benefits were brought about by the donations themselves, and by the £3,474 raised through the sale of donations. Although the total amount of donations was lower in comparison to previous years, the quality was substantially higher, with a lower percentage of donations having to be sent for disposal. We make a series of suggestions on how to improve the scheme in order make it more effective. For universities to reach their potential in terms of donations, it is recommended that the running of the scheme is handed over to a charitable organisation that is set up for this purpose.

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SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT BY STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

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'Fast fashion' and a 'take, make, dispose' economy are fueling people's accumulation of goods, and their willingness to throw these goods away.

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It is great that we have this strategy.  Now let's get on with it!