Greening Everything circularity: putting back more than we take out

An economics of ‘wellbeing’ must live within contracting, annual carbon budgets, in which ‘circularity’ is more important than productivity and ‘growth’ is defined more by nature than consumption. This session will explore some of the exciting ways in which some countries and communities are attempting to do so.

Tags: COP27, recycling, sustainability

Zero Waste Week and sustainability at the university

Zero Waste Week is a national campaign that runs from Monday 5 –  Friday 9 September […]

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Tags: environmental sustainability, Green Rewards, Latte Levy, recycling, sustainability, zero waste, zero waste week

Nottinghamshire unites to combat climate change with Green Rewards

The nine councils in Nottinghamshire have joined the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University to […]

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Tags: carbon emmisions, environment, Green Rewards, Green Rewards app, net zero, recycling, sustainability, sustainability goals, sustainable

Lighting up the Periodic Table for Chemistry Week

The School of Chemistry is working with the Royal Society of Chemistry to celebrate the 150th […]

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Tags: periodic table of elements, recycling, Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry

Recycling drive raises £2,500 for the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre

The Community Fundraising team have been presented with a cheque for £2,500 for the Children’s Brain […]

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Tags: Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, Information Services, Life Cycle, recycling, Xerox

Reducing waste on campus — 20p off vending machine drinks when you use your own cup

As part of our campaign to reduce waste at the University of Nottingham, you can now […]

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Tags: Coffee cup, recycling, Single use plastic, sustainability, waste, waste reduction, WasteNott

Simply Cups launch event (Mulberry Tree cafe Ross Sports Village)

Join us for games and giveaways as we launch our Simply Cups recycling scheme at the Mulberry Tree Café, Sutton Bonington.

Tags: recycling, Simply Cups, sustainability, Sutton Bonington, waste, WasteNott

Simply Cups recycling scheme launches at Sutton Bonington campus

From Thursday 7 February, you’ll be able to hand in disposable hot drink cups at Sutton […]

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Tags: recycling, Simply Cups, sustainability, waste, WasteNott

Simply Cups recycling scheme launches at David Ross Sports Village

The Club House at David Ross Sports Village (DRSV) is becoming the first place on University […]

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Tags: catering, Club House, David Ross Sports Village, recycling, sustainability, WasteNott

WasteNott campaign: first progress report

At the start of the September 2018 academic session we launched #WasteNott — a campaign to […]

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Tags: recycling, Refill, Reuse, Single use plastic, sustainability, waste, WasteNott