Peel GreenImpact

Green Impact Team promoting environmental sustainability in Peel Building @SalfordUni

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

What are you putting down the drain? Many cleaning products contain incredibly harsh chemicals which are dangerous if ingested, touched or even breathed in. Try switching to more natural options like Ecover https://t.co/V3EPSMN0eV

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

You are what you eat. Aim for 5-10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, with only 1-2 being fruit ideally. A range of colours will help ensure diversity in nutrients. Ideas of what to swap in your diet here: https://t.co/u2JuLQcb5c @UoS_Sustain

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

WARP-it dont waste it! @SalfordUni has joined WARP-it (Waste Action Reuse Portal), a redistribution network, which works in a similar way to EBay or Freecycle but for organisations rather than individuals. WARP-it makes it easy for departments to give away, loan or claim items…

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Happy new year! What will you pledge as your Green New Year Resolution? @UoS_Sustain

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

When staying at a hotel, for work or otherwise, let the management know that you like to support businesses that adopt environmentally responsible practices. Give hotels a link to Environmental Solutions for Green Hotels. To locate environmentally… https://t.co/eb1aTjNFIh

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Before you head off campus for Christmas, don't forget to turn of PCs and other appropriate equipment! @SalfordUni @UoS_Sustain #MerryChristmas

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Avoid screens for at least an hour before bed. If many this is a tricky one, but you will sleep better. For those of you that really couldn’t manage this, get a filter for your devise (phone, tablet) that removed the blue light (which is the one that… https://t.co/wof9NoONkM

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Open your windows..even when its cold! It may seem counter intuitive, but indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. Indeed indoor air quality is a major environmental health concern and the simple act of opening a window for five minutes can drastically improve the…

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

#Bees are amazing in so many ways, but did you know they can even help us reduce the use of plastic. You can now get Beeswax wrap, a reusable and sustainable alternative to plastic wrap and single-use plastic.. Beeswax wrap's main use is food preservation. It is breathable and…

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Get involved with Sustainability at Salford @UoS_Sustain As well as becoming part a green impact team, you can get involved in wider sustainability issues on campus. There are projects ranging from Energy and water, to travel, to biodiversity. Staff in… https://t.co/82uF3dkWjX

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Only fill and boil the kettle with the water required for your immediate needs. Figures suggest the UK habitually boils twice the water we need and as a nation waste over 3,500 tonnes of CO2 every day! https://t.co/8cd3OrG9nt

[Peel GreenImpact @UoSELS_GoGreen]

Save heat, close blinds at the end of each day. Closing the blinds at dusk can reduce heat loss by 13-14 per cent @energy_house2

[UoS Sustainability @UoS_Sustain]

Are you recycling right @salforduni? Take our quiz to find out! https://t.co/jzPbHRe8Sb #recycleweek

[Paige Dickson @SDS_Paige]

I’m proud to have initiated a pipette box recycling program in the lab! One small step but every little bit counts for our planet #LabWasteDay

[Labconscious @Labconscious]

Bravo to the @eLifeCommunity for bringing awareness with #LabWasteDay!!! Best wishes, -NK & @NEBiolabs

[Labconscious @Labconscious]

Check out this tip from @GreenLabsBham! Best, -NK & @NEBiolabs

[Katherine Yates @Yates_KL]

Everything counts. What you do counts #ClimateChange https://t.co/NlmYKorDDY

[Katherine Yates @Yates_KL]

This... #ClimateChange it not just about nature... It's people... People who will die because we won't change. Change. Please.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Today at 11:30 I and 15 other children from around the world filed a legal complaint against 5 nations over the climate crisis through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
These 5 nations are the largest emitters that have ratified the convention.
https://t.co/ZSyDMTYFSF

[Katherine Yates @Yates_KL]

Can we (#acedmics) please stop tweeting how wonderful @GretaThunberg is (she is) and then in the next tweet advertise a super exciting international conference... We are part of the problem too. I know meeting up is valuable but let's be creative and #stopflying everywhere