Our volunteers and Environmental Sustainability Project students have carried out numerous campaigns on campus last semester. Here is a short overview…<\/p>\n
Our 6R champions have promoted tips to reduce plastic use and clarified the recycling rules in food halls on campus.<\/strong><\/p>\n Perhaps you saw us?<\/p>\n 6R<\/strong> stands for Review<\/strong>, Reduce<\/strong>, Reuse<\/strong>, Refill<\/strong>, Replace<\/strong>, and Recycle<\/strong>. A group led by Dr. Maggy Fostier and Dr. Ruth Grady created the initial 6R strategy to reduce\u00a0the amount of plastic used in the School of Biological Sciences’ laboratory practical programs (see blog<\/a> for more information). The 6R approach also applies to home and campus and our guide<\/a> provides many tips and useful information.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n At the Benugo caf\u00e9 and the marketplace, our campaigners explained what could be recycled in Food halls.<\/p>\n How much do we know about biodiversity where we live?<\/strong><\/p>\n For our two workshops, we collaborated with Sustainability Champions and the Bird Watching Society. 40 participants came to build bird feeders and bird houses, using recycled material (orange peels from local shops producing fresh orange juice and non-dairy milk cartons from Benugo). Our volunteers also prepared information and mini quizzes about local birds (e.g. where they live, how they look and sound).<\/p>\n Would you like to join us and become a 6R champion or biodiversity ambassador?<\/strong><\/p>\n You can sign up on this website’s volunteer hub<\/a> to participate in such events. For any queries you can contact maggy.fostier@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n The content discussed in this article aligns with\u00a0United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>: Quality Education (4), Responsible Consumption and Production (12) and Climate Action (13).\u00a0<\/p>\n Sign up to receive the FBMH ES newsletter by contacting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>srbmh@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/span><\/a>. 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At the Student Union and the Stopford Building, our volunteers engaged participants with short trivia games about plastics and had discussions over key information from the 6R<\/strong> guide<\/a>. 302\u00a0people downloaded the 6R<\/strong> guide at seven\u00a0events held on campus last semester. Most people had heard of 6R<\/strong>, and after taking part in our campaign, they were more confident to apply the 6R<\/strong> approach in their lives.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/178\/2024\/02\/sem-1-ES-campaign-4-300x270.jpg\")
In addition to our 6R campaigns, we also organized campaigns and workshops to promote engagement with biodiversity on campus and in Manchester, attracting participants\u00a0with our wild flower seed bombs next to our 6R stalls.<\/p>\nRelated<\/h1>\n
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