Campus Sustainability

Campus Beautification Day

The Campus Beautification Day is an annual event that focuses on promoting environmental stewardship by involving all stakeholders in beautifying our University campuses. The Campus Beautification Day includes activities such as painting of benches, cleaning of the campuses and the planting of trees and flowering plants. This event also includes a campus BBQ for all persons involved in the Campus Beautification Day.

Recycling Programme

The University is seeking to increase waste minimization on its campuses through recycling of aluminum cans, plastics and paper on campus. The project seeks to involve all stakeholders in the University to create a sustainable culture of recycling within our University and the surrounding community.

UB Community Garden

The UB Community Garden will engage all staff, faculty, students and the community to grow plants that can be used in the University and surrounding community. This UB community garden would be focused on developing stewards in the environment and providing agricultural educational opportunities for all stakeholders involved with the University.

Panel Discussions & Forums

The Panel Discussions are focused on discussing issues and finding solutions to matters related to sustainability. These panel discussions will also incorporate partners in the community whose organizations focus on environmental protection and community building to engage, educate and involve persons at the University and the surrounding community.

UB Campus Styrofoam and Plastic Reduction

This initiative seeks to create policies to reduce, eliminate the purchase of Styrofoam and plastic bags on campus. This effort seeks to target UB’s Cafeteria, Grab “N’ Go, and Chapter One Bookstore and Departments to eliminate purchase of Styrofoam and plastic bags on campus.

UB Green Week

The UB Green Week focusses on raising awareness about sustainability such as waste minimization, water conservation, energy conservation and many others. The Green Week will involve a collaboration between our sustainability partners and the UB community to implement various initiatives and programmes.

Sustainability Tips

1. Take notes electronically.
   If you cannot take notes electronically, write on both sides of the paper or re-use paper that may have blank space.
2.  Bring Re-Useable Bottles/Water Containers
   Reuse old water bottles or purchase water containers that you can refill instead of disposing of a new bottle every time you need to quench your thirst.
3.  Adopt Re-Useable Bag Practices
   Take reusable bags to the store with you to grocery shop and cafeteria instead of using paper or plastic bags. It’s wasteful and unnecessary – and several bags with every grocery trip can add up to a whole lot of garbage over a lifetime.
4. Recycle
   By now, this should be a no-brainer. When you’re able, recycle. Whether it’s paper products, plastics or upcycling old items, it’s important to think about which trash can be saved from a landfill.
5. Power Down Appliances & Computers
   When you’re not using appliances or you’re not in a room, turn off electronics. An easy way to implement this is by connecting your electronics to a surge protector and flipping the switch. Also shutting down the computers when you are leaving
6.  Print on both sides
   When printing documents, print on both sides to reduce the wastage of paper.
7. Turn off the lights
   If you are the last to leave the room, please turn off the lights. Turn off the lights when leaving your offices.
8. Turn off the Water
   Please don’t waste the water. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth or when it is not in use.
9. Utilize Emails, Projectors & Other Appliances
   Unless you must print essential documents, send emails to conserve paper. Also, in meetings, use a projector to display agendas or email agendas so that persons can utilize it on their electronic devices.
10. Carpool with Friends
    If you have a friend that lives nearby and have similar class schedules, take turns carpooling with one another.