Sustainability Month: April 2010

During the whole month of April, 2010, Algonquin employees demonstrated their commitment to a Sustainable Algonquin. Through a variety of grassroots initiatives, as well as through public events, such as the inaugural Champions of Sustainability luncheon on April 23, 2010. Sustainability Month invited participation in activities that reflect the College’s belief of the urgent need to move toward an environmentally-sustainable future.

Sustainability Month 2010 also provided Algonquin College the opportunity to celebrate some of its accomplishments. The actions of many individuals, alongside team efforts to continue to redefine our operations with the goal of decreasing the College’s ecological footprint and positively contributing to society.

Featured Stories

LTS helps with “Spring Cleaning the Capital” again in 2010 - On Friday, April 30, the Algonquin effort of Spring Cleaning the Capital will be led by the team in Learning and Teaching Services (LTS).
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Champions of Sustainability: Algonquin College hosted the National Capital Region’s first Sustainability Speaker Series featuring a keynote address from His Excellency Mr. Justin Brown, the Australian High Commissioner to Canada. Read the story on MyAlgonquin >>

Algonquin to plant dozens of trees on Earth Day’s 40th anniversary – April 22, 2010 – Earth Day, now in its 40 year, will be celebrated at Algonquin with the planting of more than 40 trees. Read the full story on MyAlgonquin >>

Greening the move: Diverting landfill waste during end-of-year residence move out. Each year, several dumpsters are filled with waste heading to the landfill as students move out of residence at the end of the year.  This year will be different! Read the full story on MyAlgonquin >>

How green is your soap? With the assistance and inspiration from Culinary studies professors David Fairbanks and Scott Warrick, students have created a line of soaps made out of duck fat – a by-product of learning to cook culinary masterpieces such as duck confit and duck a l’orange. Read the full story on MyAlgonquin >>

Physical Resources staff roll out more recycling stations. Look for the arrival of 20 new recycling stations during the first part of Sustainability Month at Algonquin.
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Earth Hour 2010: For the third year in a row, the Algonquin College Physical Resources team did their part in the College’s Earth Hour initiatives. Read the full story on MyAlgonquin >>

The Perth Campus is hosting its 2nd annual Sustainability Week, April 12-16. Read the full story on MyAlgonquin >>