E NVIRONMENTAL R EPS STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Thursday 5 February 2015 Nikki Kohly SHE Officer Safety, Health & Environment

RU ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Education for Sustainability Water Sustainability Energy Sustainability Sustainable Waste Management Biodiversity Carbon Footprint Integrated Planning Sustainable Travel Responsible Purchasing Community Engagement POLICY EducationEnergyWasteBiodiversity Carbon Footprint Sustainable Travel Integrated Planning Responsible Purchasing Community Engagement Water 2

SAFETY HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER Nikki Kohly & Alumni House, Lucas Avenue , or Environmental Committee member Assist and advise Environmental Reps 3

SRC ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILLOR SRC Office SRC Number 362, Biko Building Chelsea Idensohn Environmental Committee member Assist & advise and meetings with Environmental Reps 4

RU ENVIRONMENTAL REPS 1. AWARENESS about environmental issues 2. ACTION for the environment 3. SHARE ideas and successes ENVIRO REPS ActionSharingAwareness 5

Electronic ( , Facebook, Twitter, etc) Noticeboards Meetings Events 1. E NVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS 6

... E NVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Link to RU Enviro Policy Water-wise practices Energy-wise practices Car-sharing Wise-buying Waste-wise practices R educe R e-use R ecycle Human health & safety – link to environmental health! 7

... E NVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Enviro events at RU Makana Green Fun Run SRC Environmental Week RU Environmental Awards Talks, seminars, etc Enviro events in Makana Scifest Africa Science Week Arbor Week Flower Festival Enviro organisation outings, talks, etc. 8

M AKANA G REEN F UN R UN 15 March 2015

M AKANA G REEN F UN R UN Participate Volunteer 10

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RU E NVIRONMENTAL A WARDS  Four categories considered: RU department or institute or section (within division) RU student society/residence RU individual (staff/student) Makana community (non-RU individual or organisation)  Deadline: 28 August winners 2010 winner 2011 winner 2011 winners 2012 winners 2013 winners 2014 winners

Continue successful projects Start a new project: Simple to implement Easy to keep going Promotes environmental sustainability 2. E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION 14

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Water awareness Wise-water practices Grahamstown Water Pamphlet Catchment Research Group Water Circle Seminars Rhodes Water Week Grahamstown Water Watch Community outreach 15 Environmental Award 2013

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... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Enviro Fashion Shows Kimberley fun fundraiser Staff & student audience 17

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Worm farms Reducing kitchen waste Producing liquid fertiliser Generating income 18 Environmental Award 2012

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Recycling: Link to 2-bag system - RU Grounds & Gardens OR Separate all items Sell to local recyclers Income for res/digs. 19 Recyclable Paper & Card only (not wet / smelly)

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Collaborative approach - one project per Enviro Rep: AWEH - Allan Webb Earth Hour Recycling Energy-wise action Green Ribbon fundraising 20 Environmental Award 2012

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – S UCCESS Promoting biodiversity Planting indigenous trees Removing invasive plants Link with Working for Water / WESSA / Kowie Catchment Campaign 21 Environmental Award 2011

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – N EW P ROJECT IDEA Rainwater tank monitoring Low-cost water test kit (Environmental Health & Biotechnology Research Group) Drinking water 22

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – N EW P ROJECT IDEA Saving lives, saving costs Designated smoking areas Fire safety awareness Safe disposal 23

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – N EW P ROJECT IDEA Hazardous waste - safe disposal E-waste (fluorescent lights / CFLs, batteries, cell phones, computers, etc) Chemical (print cartridges, insect sprays, toxic solvents, paint, etc) Biological (human body fluids, laboratory experiments with bacteria/virus/plants) Non-hazardous alternatives No poison Green products 24

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION Link with Community Engagement Reps CE Student organisations Local NGOs and CBOs Link with patrons/mentors Link with student/society activities Link with RU departmental projects 25

... E NVIRONMENTAL ACTION – R ESOURCES Google search Local organisations 26

Share ideas, share the load Work with Enviro Reps in your Hall Work with Community Engagement Rep Involve residents and other students Connect with SRC Environmental Councilor Keep records Pass on to next year’s Enviro Rep 3. SHARE IDEAS AND SUCCESSES 27 Sustainability

Celebrating successes, reaping benefits RU residence system incentives House Committee participation points Society participation points RU Environmental Awards.... SHARE IDEAS AND SUCCESSES 28 Nominate! - student society/residence - individual (student/staff) Attend the award ceremony

RU ENVIRONMENTAL REPS 1. AWARENESS about environmental issues 2. ACTION for the environment 3. SHARE ideas and successes ENVIRO REPS ActionSharingAwareness 29   

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK! 30 Promoting Sustainability