McMaster University Campus Sustainability Day

The Office of Sustainability hosts the McMaster University Campus Sustainability Day event each October. The McMaster community is invited to come and celebrate the efforts and achievements made in continuing to evolve and enhance our culture of sustainability here at McMaster.

Sustainability Day also coencides with the release of the Sustainability Annual Report. Click here to read the 2011 Annual Report.

View Daily News article and video of Sustainability Day 2010

2011 Event Details:

  Who: Members of the McMaster Community
  When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 11 am - 2 pm
  Where: McMaster University Student Centre Marketplace

Areas of focus for Campus Sustainability are as follows:

Education
Energy
Green Space
Health & Wellbeing
Transportation
Waste
Water

The following are some of the vendors who are participating in the fourth annual event this October, as well as some event highlights:

Office of Sustainability:
  Free Fair Trade coffee to those who take a reusable mug
  2011 Annual Report
BioSphere:
  Information on upcoming EverGreen Conference
  Take your old cellphones and toner cartridges to a BioSphere-run Think Recycling Program box
Grand & Toy:
  Create your own "green list" of sustainable office supplies using your online Grand & Toy account
Environmental and Occupational Health Support Services
Facility Services
Green Venture
Hospitality Services
MACyle
OPIRG
School of the Arts
Security & Parking Services
Smart Commute
BFI Inc.

 

McMaster's twice-annual IT Collection Reuse and Recycle event will also be taking place on October 19th. Please click here for more information.

Please contact the Office of Sustainability for more information about this event.