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Sustainability

  • Biodiversity
  • Built environment
  • Energy
  • Risk
  • Transport
  • Waste
  • Water

Recycling and waste

  • Waste Disposal Guide
  • Cardboard & polystyrene
  • Coffee cups
  • Co-mingled recycling
  • Composting
  • Disposable water bottles
  • E-waste
  • Laboratory recycling guide
  • Mobile phones
  • Paper
  • Soft plastics
  • Toners & inkjet cartridges

Recycle Right Tips

  • Tip #1 Keep it Simple
  • Tip #2 Keep out Soft
  • Tip #3 Keep out Food Scraps

Green Offices

  • Air conditioning and heating
  • Switch off save energy
  • Publications
  • Kitchens

Green Labs

Fact sheets

  • Green Labs best practice guide
  • Chemical management
  • Energy efficiency
  • Freezer chilling up guide
  • Freezer maintenance
  • Fume cupboards
  • Procurement
  • Reverse osmosis
  • Waste reduction
  • Water efficiency

Stickers & assessment sheets

  • Dash the sash, Switch off and save, Appliance warm up time, Unattended experiment label, Fume Cupboard Assessment Sheet. A range of Green Labs stickers and labels are available upon request greenlabs@pf.uq.edu.au

Green Residents

  • Green bedroom
  • Green bathroom
  • Green common rooms and kitchens
  • Green laundry
  • Green library
  • Moving house sustainably

Sustainability Guides

  • Sustainable Events Guide
  • Campus retailers guide
  • Mobile food vendors guide
  • Waste Disposal Guide

Reports

UQ Environmental Sustainability Reports

  • Sustainability Report Card 2016
  • Sustainability Snapshot 2015
  • Environmental Sustainability Report 2012
  • Environmental Sustainability Report 2011
  • Environmental Sustainability Report 2010
  • Environmental Sustainability Report 2009
  • Environmental Sustainability Report 2008

Statutory Notifications and Reports

  • UQ Experimental Mine, Notification of Notifiable Activity and Contaminated Land Supporting Report (September 2013)
  • UQ Experimental Mine: Details Site Investigation (April 2014)
    • Volume 1
    • Volume 2
    • Volume 3

UQ Energy Efficiency Opportunities Public Reports

  • UQ Energy Efficiency Opportunities Report 2013
  • UQ Energy Efficiency Opportunities Report 2012
  • UQ Energy Efficiency Opportunities Report 2011

 

     

    Signage

    • Recycling sign
    • Waste sign option 1, Waste sign option 2
    • Waste sign - for locations where there is also an organics bin (no compostible food waste in general waste) 
    • Organics sign, Bathroom organics sign, Kitchen organics sign, Organic caddy sign
    • Soft Plastics sign

    Plans

    • Water Efficiency Management Plan St Lucia campus
    • Water Efficiency Management Plan Gatton campus
    • Water Efficiency Management Plan Customs House
    • Water Efficiency Management Plan Pinjarra Hills Site
    • Water Efficiency Management Plan University Experimental Mine Site

    Forms

    • Environmental Incident Form
    • Environmental Aspects Identifcation Form
    • Environmental Training and Awareness Checklist
    • EMS Internal Audit Form

    Green Office Survey Tools & Tips

    The Green Office Survey is undertaken when an office joins the program to assist in identifying strengths and areas of opportunity and can be repeated at any time.

    The Green Programs Assistant guides new Representatives through this process and the initial survey is a valuable tool to assist in planning improvements.

    Representatives can contact Green Office for a customised survey for their workplace and assistance with undertaking an office survey.

    Additional resources to assist in completing your survey:

    • Green Office Survey Tips
    • Green Office Representative Application Form
    • Green Office Survey Form - print version

    Green Labs Assessment Tools & Tips

    The Green Labs Assessment is undertaken when an office joins the program to assist in identifying strengths and areas of opportunity and can be repeated at any time.

    The Green Programs Assistant guides new Representatives through this process and the initial assessment is a valuable tool to assist in planning improvements.

    Representatives can contact Green Labs for assistance with undertaking a lab assessment.

    • Green Labs Assessment Form - print version
    • Green Labs Assessment Fume Cupboards Form
    • Green Labs Assessment Tips
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