Online Academic Calendar: To lessen the impact on the environment, effective February 2009, the Office of the Registrar only produces an online version of the Academic Calendar for students. There was an immediate impact on the environment - we are saving more than 11,040,000 sheets of paper (24,000 copies of the Academic Calendar) this year alone. Plastic Bags: The Book Store at Western introduced several initiatives to reduce plastic bags and their detrimental effects on the environment: 1. The Book Store gave away reusable shopping bags to new students and parents during Student Academic Orientation, Homecoming and special events. Reusable bags are also sold in the store. 2. The Book Store switched to biodegradable plastic bags, which decompose in 12 to 24 months as opposed to regular plastic bags, which can take decades if not centuries to biodegrade. Hospitality Services completely eliminated the use of Eateries Reducing Paper & Packaging: styrofoam from its Residence Dining Halls. New bio-degradable and compostable take-out containers are being phased in. Paper cups are not recyclable and account for a significant amount of waste at Western. A discount, provided to customers who purchase a hot beverage with a travel mug, is helping to promote alternatives to paper cups. Herbicides / Pesticides: Harmful fungicide and pesticides are used on campus and haven't been for more than a decade. Grounds will be phasing out herbicides for weed control on hard surface (between sidewalk slabs). There is a plan to rely on natural remedies in a conversion to all environmental products. The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment have requested that infestations that may harm the public or environment are controllable with chemicals. The process for chemical use is lengthy and requires approval from the government prior to application.
Online Academic Calendar: To lessen the impact on the environment, effective February 2009, the Office of the Registrar only produces an online version of the Academic Calendar for students. There was an immediate impact on the environment - we are saving more than 11,040,000 sheets of paper (24,000 copies of the Academic Calendar) this year alone. Plastic Bags: The Book Store at Western introduced several initiatives to reduce plastic bags and their detrimental effects on the environment: 1. The Book Store gave away reusable shopping bags to new students and parents during Student Academic Orientation, Homecoming and special events. Reusable bags are also sold in the store. 2. The Book Store switched to biodegradable plastic bags, which decompose in 12 to 24 months as opposed to regular plastic bags, which can take decades if not centuries to biodegrade. Eateries Reducing Paper & Packaging: Hospitality Services completely eliminated the use of styrofoam from its Residence Dining Halls. New bio-degradable and compostable take-out containers are being phased in. Paper cups are not recyclable and account for a significant amount of waste at Western. A discount, provided to customers who purchase a hot beverage with a travel mug, is helping to promote alternatives to paper cups. Herbicides / Pesticides: Harmful fungicide and pesticides are used on campus and haven't been for more than a decade. Grounds will be phasing out herbicides for weed control on hard surface (between sidewalk slabs). There is a plan to rely on natural remedies in a conversion to all environmental products. The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment have requested that infestations that may harm the public or environment are controllable with chemicals. The process for chemical use is lengthy and requires approval from the government prior to application.
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