Welcome to the

Sustainability Office!

Sustainability is a universal phenomenon of economic, ecological, and social importance and Laurier's Sustainability Office is committed to environmental awareness and action on campus and beyond.

Campus Highlights:

Transportation:

A brand new bike storage facility on the north side of Mac House is complete! Click here to register!

Water: Grounds 'Smart about Salt' Program

All ground staff have gone through the program and 4 are certified. Ecosalt and the Jet Blue are used for entrances, and some steps.  We also have a brine solution we use for certain snow events that is applied with a sprayer. Brines and other winter maintenance liquids are used to prevent the ice/pavement bond from forming. 

Each snow event is different and there are many factors that go into the decisions we make with regards to plowing and ice melting material.

Water:

12 filtered water-fill stations have been installed all over the Waterloo campus. The stations have automatic counters that display the amount of plastic bottles of water saved.

Also, the water harvesting/natural landscaping project, located adjacent to Mac House on the North side is complete. Pollinating and native plant species have been planted to attract butterflies.

Green Tip:

Tim Horton’s is located in the King, Peters, and Science Building and it is important to remember that the empty beverage cups are recyclable in the paper stream and the lids are recyclable in the plastics stream.

Also, if you bring your own mug, you will receive a $0.10 discount.

Greasy pizza boxes can go in Laurier's compost bins and the City's green bin.

Don't Forget:


Ecohawks Blog - http://wluecohawks.wordpress.com/

Sustainability Champion: