In this issue

• ECU’s First Carbon Footprint Calculation
• Bike to Breakfast  at ECU 2010
• Do you know who is the Green Officer in your Building?
• ECU 2009 Waste Audit Results

ECU’s First Carbon Footprint Calculation

ECU’s total carbon footprint was calculated as 35,857 tonnes of CO2e for 2008.  The following provides an overview of ECU’s carbon footprint for 2008 (fleet vehicles are offset and 5% of electricity is sourced from renewable energy supplies).  For further info please click here.

Figure 1:  Emissions by source (TCO2e)

Bike to Breakfast at ECU 2010

- Help the Environment
- Great way to get fit
- Free breakfast

Help us celebrate BIKE WEEK at ECU and ride your bike to our Free Breakfast.  If you are a beginner or a committed cyclist, this event is for you. There will be a bike specialist on site to provide specialist advice and bike checks as well as great give-aways and a way to meet other keen cyclists. Click here to find out more.

Do you know who the Green Officer is in your building?

The ECU Green Office Program promotes cultural change within the University and encourages staff to play their part in environmental sustainability. The program operates across all Monash campuses, departments, schools, institutes and centres in Victoria.

A network of Green Office Representatives are environmental ambassadors within their offices, creating positive change through initiatives such as establishing recycling programs and reducing paper usage. Representatives volunteer their time and are the heart of the Green Office Program, which relies heavily on their continued dedication and enthusiasm. A big thank you to all our current Reps and a warm invitation to anyone wishing to get involved!

In December 2009 the program was launched and Feb 12th say the first Green Office introductory workshop.  For further info please refer to the Green Office site at:
http://www.ecu.edu.au/fas/EcoECU/greenoffice.php

Waste Audit Results 2009

The audit clearly illustrated that there is a large amount of recyclable waste going to landfill. From external on-grounds general waste bins 36.28% of the waste was found to be recyclable and within ECU buildings 50.20% was found to be recyclable materials.

One of the things we are doing to address waste at ECU, is to install yellow top recycling bins around each campus.  So make sure to look out for the “recycling” label (as in the picture) on our new bins in the coming weeks.

In order to better understand the composition of ECU’s waste, and to ensure that we are monitoring whether our systems are working, Environment Services conducted a waste audit at all three ECU campus for 2009. You can find the Audit Report at: http://www.ecu.edu.au/fas/EcoECU/recycling.php

The audit clearly illustrated that there is a large amount of recyclable waste going to landfill. From external on-grounds general waste bins 36.28% of the waste was found to be recyclable and within ECU buildings 50.20% was found to be recyclable materials. One of the things we are doing to address waste at ECU, is to install yellow top recycling bins around each campus.  So make sure to look out for the “recycling” label (as in the picture) on our new bins in the coming weeks.

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