Canterbury College Environmental Society

19/02/2020

Did you know the Students' Union collect crisp packets in order for them to be recycled and to raise money for the Air Ambulance?

And We arent the only ones! With collection points in Public services area and science collecting them as part of the walkers scheme, you can always find somewhere in the college to make the most of your empty crisp packet!

https://www.aakss.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/recycle-schemes/crisp-packet-recycling/

17/02/2020

A Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon your lifestyle ends up putting into the atmosphere. Take the test and find out your carbon footprint and if needed give you advice on how to reduce it.
https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ #/

The planet is in crisis - from climate change to the pollution in our oceans and devastation of our forests. It's up to all of us to fix it. Take your first step with our environmental footprint calculator.

17/02/2020

What are people doing to tackle climate change?

Check out the World Wildlife Fund's Climate change pages to see how they are trying to reduce the impact of climate change on Wildlife and humans.https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/climate-change-and-energy

Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge the world has ever faced, but we can do something about it. We are the last generation that can stop devastating climate change. We have the knowledge and the tools – we just need politicians to lead the way.

14/02/2020

Its Feel Good Friday!

Often its quite depressing when you think of Climate Change, Rubbish Dumped in the Oceans and the planet being choked by planet, so here is some feel good news about people trying to clean up the oceans!

Take a look here...https://theoceancleanup.com/

The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We aim to remove 90% of the floating plastic with the help of ocean cleanup systems and river interception technologies.

13/02/2020

Research carried out by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in 2017 found that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050, so what can we do to help reduce this??

Use metal cutlery instead of plastic when eating

Use a reusable cup instead of paper or plastic cups (DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FROM MANY PLACES)

Use a tap or water dispenser for water instead of buying bottled water. It is also an expensive luxury and you could be spending money on something much better

Many other ideas can be found online, especially under https://www.nomoreplastic.co/

No More Plastic is an initiative created to generate public awareness about plastic pollution and to advocate the need for alternatives to single use plastic products. Our goal is the end of single use plastics flowing into our ocean.

11/02/2020

The Bees are disappearing!

Bees are essential for food production, and if they dissapear, so does our food.

Have a look at some of the ways you can help our remaining bees thrive and recover.

https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees

British bees need your help. Lots of our precious species are in danger of extinction. Find out how you can help to reverse bee decline in the UK.

10/02/2020

Love is in the air and soon it will be Valentines Day. Why not treat your significant other with some eco - friendly products from our friends at Lush

https://uk.lush.com/article/eco-valentines-day-gifts-go-plastic-free

Valentine’s Day has been a staple holiday for people to express their devotion to their loved ones since the 17th century. But with all the carefully chosen gifts, flowers and cards that make their way into the hands and hearts of the beloved around the world, bundles of plastic and non-recyclable...

10/02/2020

It is believed that each human on the planet consumes a credit card size amount of microplastics each week in the food we eat. The medical effects of this on our bodies are yet unknown.

Have a watch of this to give you some inspiring ideas to reduce your plastic usage and try to hopefully save some money too.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0005xgz/war-on-plastic-with-hugh-and-anita-series-1-episode-1

Hugh and Anita look at the problem with plastic and how we can solve it.

07/02/2020

Get clued up on the facts as we currently know them with David Attenborough on BBC iPlayer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00049b1/climate-change-the-facts

David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.

06/02/2020

Trees provide Oxygen
No trees, No Oxygen
No Oxygen, No Animals or humans
Help Woodland Trust tackle government inaction and restore vital woodland
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/emergency-tree-plan/

Governments must act before it’s too late. We need your help to make our Emergency Tree Plan recommendations reality.

05/02/2020

We recently celebrated Sustainability week and for just over 1 week we collected 1216 bottles.

Canterbury College has 37 weeks in the academic year.

if we collected this amount of bottles each week, that would equal 44,992 bottles used over 1 academic year.

Lets assume that these bottles only represent the bottles that would be recycled by students.

Given that only 1 in 5 bottles are recycled that could mean that the college consumes 224,960 single use plastic bottles each academic year.

05/02/2020

Hi there, welcome to the brand new Canterbury College Environmental Society, run by the Students' Union and led by our Green officer Sophie Peters and Equalities officer Megan Coulson

05/02/2020