Welcome to the KUSU Environmental Section
**LATEST NEWS**
JAN 2010 GREEN WEEK IS ALMOST HERE
DEC 2009 KUSU Ethical & Environmental Committee Minutes
NOV 2009 KUSU Environmental Aspects & Impacts
KUSU WINS SILVER AT THE 2009 SOUND IMPACT AWARDS
Full Press Release
Click HERE to see a video of Joan Hope, KUSU Premises & Facilities Manager introducing our new recycling machine based in the SU foyer
Green Week
The start of February sees the next Green Week on campus.
Recycling
KUSU has a large Recycling Station at the rear of the building where all aluminium cans, glass bottles and newspaper can be recycled. There is also a large skip used to collect all cardboard.
During 2008 from January to December KUSU Recycled over 120,000 non-returnable glass bottles, 12 tonnes of cardboard, 5 sacks of printer cartridges and 4.68 tonnes of waste paper!
Where can I recycle on Keele Campus?
Sound Impact
The Students' Union is committed to operating in such a way as to cause the least possible damage to the environment and to hold environmental and green issues close to our heart. As part of this committal we seek accreditation on a yearly basis with the Sound Impact Awards.
The Sound Impact Awards is an accreditation scheme for environmental best-practice in Students’ Unions, aimed at both Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE).
The purpose of the Sound Impact Awards is to encourage, nurture, reward and celebrate environmental best-practice in Students' Unions.
Keele University Students Union' currently holds a Silver Medal in the awards
Fairtrade
The Students Union also stocks a wide variety of Fairtrade goods thoughout its outlets including the Union Shop, The Kiln and Harveys.
The Fairtrade Foundation's mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.
The Fairtrade Foundation's mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.
Get Involved!
All are welcomed to the Keele People & Planet society meetings, held every Thursday between 7pm and 8pm in the KUSU Third Floor Meeting Room.
For more information check the Keele People and Planet Facebook group or email the Students' Union Environmental Officer on: sta51@kusu.keele.ac.uk
http://peopleandplanet.org/
For more information check the Keele People and Planet Facebook group or email the Students' Union Environmental Officer on: sta51@kusu.keele.ac.uk
http://peopleandplanet.org/
AquAid
KUSU also hold a certificate from AquAid as we use water coolers from one of their local distributers.
From the AquAid website: "Our association over the years with Christian Aid and Pump Aid has enabled us to provide fresh drinking water for millions of people throughout the Third World. However, we have also long recognized the need to respect the world we live in, and the very real environmental damage that threatens this planet's existence."
More information can be found at the following websites:
www.aquaid.co.uk
www.christianaid.org.uk
www.pumpaid.org
KUSU also hold a certificate from AquAid as we use water coolers from one of their local distributers.
From the AquAid website: "Our association over the years with Christian Aid and Pump Aid has enabled us to provide fresh drinking water for millions of people throughout the Third World. However, we have also long recognized the need to respect the world we live in, and the very real environmental damage that threatens this planet's existence."
More information can be found at the following websites:
www.aquaid.co.uk
www.christianaid.org.uk
www.pumpaid.org
