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Office of Sustainability Contacts
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Senior Manager, University Sustainability: Kate Whalen
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Sustainability Assistant: Omar Saif
Office of Sustainability Contacts
| • | Senior Manager, University Sustainability: Kate Whalen |
| • | Sustainability Assistant: Omar Saif |
News & Events
Carpool Week 2012
Carpool between February 6 -10 to be eligible for a number of great prizes courtesy of McMaster's Security & Parking Services and Smart Commute Hamilton:
- FREE Parking and Win an Apple iPad 2 - Register by February 6th to get FREE parking on Upper Main Campus and be entered into a draw for an Apple iPad 2!
- Become a Carpooler and Win - Decided carpooling is for you? Register your carpool by February 29th and you will be entered into a draw for an Apple iPad 2 and invited to join us for a FREE lunch on March 21st to celebrate Carpooler Appreciation Day!
Prizes listed above are available to employees and students at main campus and RJC. Additional prizes are open to all employees and students of McMaster.
For more information about Carpool Week 2012, the registration process, upcoming information sessions and additional prizes, click here.
McMaster University – One of Canada’s
Top Five Cycling Schools
According to Maclean’s, McMaster is one of Canada’s top five postsecondary cycling schools. McMaster University has followed the City of Hamilton’s example of promoting sustainable travel by focusing on initiatives aimed at reducing single-occupancy vehicle use, by promoting sustainable alternatives alternative modes of transportation and by responding to requests from the campus community for a better cycling environment.
McMaster's 2011 Sustainability Annual Report
On October 19th, McMaster's third Sustainability Annual Report was released and presented to the community at the fourth annual Campus Sustainability Day celebration.
Click here to view an online copy of the report
Expansion of McMaster's Composting Program
McMaster has successfully expanded its composting program to include the McMaster University Student Centre!
Beginning January 12, 2012, there will be a public compost bin located across from the Union Market located in MUSC. Click the link below for more information.
Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
A Presentation and Discussion Led By:
Mike Gerbis, P. Eng.
CEO, Delphi Group
Wednesday, January, 25, 2012
7:00pm
MDCL room 1102
Unlikely Partners
February 26 & 27, 2012
The Upwind Downwind Conference focuses on transboundary and local air quality issues and how land use, transportation, energy planning and public policy decisions impact air quality, human health and climate change.
MSU's Plastic Bottle Free Policy
On September 19th at a meeting of the Student Representative Assembly an exciting milestone in sustainability efforts was achieved when the proposed Plastic Bottle Free Policy was adopted with unanimous consensus from the assembly’s voting members. This policy officially commits that no MSU money will go towards the purchasing of beverages in single-use plastic bottles
McMaster University and Hamilton CarShare, the city's non-profit car-sharing co-operative, have worked together to bring car-sharing to McMaster's main campus.
The vehicle, a 2008 Toyota Yaris, will be stationed in parking lot E, at the corner of Stearn Dr. and Michell Cres. The vehicle is the fourth overall in the Hamilton CarShare fleet. The other three CarShare vehicles are located at 170 Dundurn St. S. (First Unitarian Church), at King St. W. near Locke St., and at King St. W. and Bay St.
For more information about Hamilton CarShare or to sign up online, visit http://www.hamiltoncarshare.ca/
Updated January 25, 2012