MEXICO CITY, Mar 22 (Tierramérica).- The private Ibero-American
University of Mexico is working to reduce its harm to the
environment through the ambitious "Green Campus" program. "The
aim in the first phase is to reduce the university's
environmental impact," Dulce Ramos, coordinator of the school's
environmental program, told Tierramérica. In operation since
2008, it comprises 10 areas, including water, energy, solid
waste, and management of toxic materials. One of the innovations
for 2010 is the collection of electronic waste, like computers
and cellular phones, and their recycling. For lighting, more
efficient bulbs are used, and motion sensors were installed so
that lights are not left on when nobody is around. There is also
a new wastewater treatment system, with output used to irrigate
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