{"id":4615,"date":"2025-06-12T15:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:24:18","slug":"6r-champions-go-bananas-and-offer-mindful-moment-with-stationery-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/2025\/06\/12\/6r-champions-go-bananas-and-offer-mindful-moment-with-stationery-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"6R Champions go bananas and offer mindful moment with Stationery Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Answering a call from Furniture4reuse, staff ES champions Beth Taylor and Linsey Nelson organised the Stopford stationery amnesty in April and May 2025. They booked a room, requested two cages for A4 box files, ring binders and lever arch files (no longer wanted at UoM) and produced adverts encouraging everyone to donate or take for 2 months. They popped in regularly to sort out the donations and liaised with the local company <\/span><b><span>Chariot<\/span><\/b><span> to organise the collection of the caged items for redistribution via local charity Emerge, or recycling.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>6R student champions, led by Amir Dehgani and Sara Shaqiri organised a campaign stall in the Stopford foyer to promote\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Carbon literacy via the Banana game and the app Earth Hero.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Reuse and mindfulness, offering binders and boxes to take home and encouraging 5 mins of mindful eco-craft using leftover stationery, or cutting the metallic part of suspension files to make cards for nurseries or primary schools pupils<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Circularity and sustainable consumption with the app Hazaar and our student-led shop WantNotWasteMCR.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span>Actions required:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Please ask local business, organisation, nurseries, schools if they want our unwanted stationery and contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:maggy.fostier@manchester.ac.uk\"><span>maggy.fostier@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Please ask around before buying any new stationery. 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