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The 6R approach has proven to be simple and effective; before COVID, it was applied to 12 classes and saved 37,000 plastic items and \u00a33000 every year!<\/strong> The Faculty is now working with staff and students to review all their practical classes and apply the 6R principles to our research laboratories.<\/p>\n 6R can be adapted to any setting and leads to quick impact. Working with two graduate students in 2020, the 6R guide for home and campus<\/a> was created. Hosted on a google doc, there is allowance for regular revisions to keep up with rapid changes, e.g. the supermarket offerings around recycling soft plastics and plastic films, and now a section on microplastics.<\/p>\n To help with dissemination, we have launched a 6R student champion scheme (via the volunteer hub<\/a>). Our volunteers can update or promote the 6R guide, adapt it to new settings and even translate it! They can also help with analysing 6R impact survey data and writing blogs for the ES Good Newsletter.<\/p>\n May 2022 saw the launch of our first 6R roadshow campaign. Using little plastic-facts teasers, the 6R champions started many conversations. Over the course of four events on campus, 206 people downloaded the 6R guide with 90% of attendants not aware that so much recycling was possible.<\/strong> This academic year, we ran five campus events and took part in the Science X festival<\/a> reaching out to young children and their parents. More than 200 people downloaded our guide. Will you be the next one?<\/strong><\/p>\n We will next start collaborating with the Manchester Environmental Education Network (MEEN<\/a>) to bring 6R to local schools, starting at the Connell College Youth Sustainability Conference and Green Careers Fair on July 3rd. A project student will also develop a 6R campaign aimed at primary school in 2023-24.<\/p>\n The 6R guides to manage plastics sustainably in labs and at home and on campus are part of the 50,000 actions<\/a> students and staff can take to become more sustainable. Have a go: 6R is easy and effective.<\/strong><\/p>\n For any queries, please contact Maggy<\/a><\/p>\n To find out more about Environmental Sustainability: visit the Faculty\u2019s\u00a0intranet page<\/a>,\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or contact\u00a0srbmh@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>. 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