Thanks very much to all those that emailed in their suggestions of what we don’t recycle here on campus. Winning entries will have their Save It mugs heading their way very soon…congratulations and enjoy!

Here is a list of the winning suggestions:

Clive Gerard (ISS) Plastic pill containers with metal foil pop wrappers
Deb Payne (Medical Sci) Aerosol cans/carbon paper
Emma Simblett (CEGs) Mobile Phones/Clothes
Gillian Mabbitt (Careers) Backing paper for sheets of labels
Karen McTigue (MSE) Laddered tights and stockings/used pens/sellotape
John Knowles (Dove Marine Lab) Heavy duty rubber gloves
Keith Roberts (Biosciences) Empty Tipp-Ex Containers
Ian Pitcher (EECE) Wood
Maggie Tallerman (Linguistics) Leather items/Nets for oranges/Ground coffee packets
Mari Jones (CEGs) Cooked foods
Richard Dawson (CEGs) Cloths/Sponges/Aerosol cans

Hannah

Plant a tree and help to achieve a new Guinness World Record with the BBC.

On Saturday 5th December 11am-12noon the BBC is launching an attempt to plant the most amount of trees ever in one hour, across the UK.

You can find out more about the local and national tree planting events and giveaways on the Tree O’clock website.

To coincide with this initiative here at Newcastle University we expect delivery on Friday of the free trees that were ordered by many staff at our World Environment Day event.

These trees will be available for collection from 12.00-1.30pm on Friday 4th December, outside Merz Court.

Hannah

It’s getting towards that festive time of year again, bring on the mince pies!

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas with a difference the Energy Saving Trust have just published a list of fun, environmentally friendly options aimed at the whole family on their website.

So if you’re looking for some gift inspiration check out the Energy Saving Trust webpage to found out more.

Happy Shopping!
Hannah

We have just launched brand new Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Whether you want to start a discussion on the Facebook page or get an insight into a day in the life of the Sustainability Team through our updates on Twitter, we’d love for you to get involved!

You can find our twitter site at: http://twitter.com/NUSusTeam

To find our Facebook page, search for ‘NU Sustainability Team’ and you can become a fan. We’ll be updating the page with information on our latest campaigns and any upcoming events.

So become a fan or a follower and we’ll hopefully be hearing from you soon.

Hannah