204,540 panels chasing the sun; 150,000+ MWh of clean energy produced every year; 300+ sheep grazing; and 35,000 native trees planted. These are just some of the figures behind the Warwick Solar Farm!
A treasure trove of green leafy veg, creeping beanstalks, juicy tomatoes, colourful gourds and fresh herbs awaits at the end of Sir Fred Schonell Drive, and students, staff and locals are invited to be part of the project.
Occupants of Sir James Foots, Steele and McElwain Buildings cut their landfill by more than half last year after joining UQ’s Towards Zero Waste pilot program. You could do the same in 2021!
From gift giving to food choices to water and energy conservation, the UQ Sustainability team has come up with 12 suggestions for how we can be more sustainable this Christmas and beyond.
Over 400kg of donated items were collected during the Be Green, Be Kind, Be Giving Campaign. Our partnering charities Lifeline and St Vincent de Paul received the donated items, with the funds generated from the sale of these items going towards delivering their vital services
Staff and students can now drop off their old batteries, laptops, devices, toothbrushes, DVDs, plastic bags and more for recycling anytime at UQ’s new station, which opened in October thanks to a bright idea from UQ Sustainability’s waste team.
Purple, green, pink, yellow, red and more! A rainbow of colour is now available to light up the Great Court’s historic cloisters, thanks to upgrades completed by the UQ Sustainability and Infrastructure teams this month using the latest LED technology.
We’re customising innovative technologies, and developing and piloting new ways of tracking water usage, to lead by example when it comes to what a large institution can achieve.
With south-east Queensland lashed by rain and storms during the past week, it may seem odd to be talking about drought and water conservation. But such is the reality of the Australian climate. What can you do to help save water?
Less than 0.5mm in diameter, billions of tiny particles known as microplastics are having an enormous impact on the world’s oceans and harming marine life up and down the food chain. What can you do about it?
