What is Our Planet?

Our planet is a campaign that focuses on the environmental impact of 21st century events and what humans can do to help. It will focus on our lifestyle choices and how they influence our planet.

Due to many events that have taken place it is appropriate to educate about ecological empathy and how we can start to be proactive to ensure a brighter future for all our members at The Sheffield College.

What is Ecological Empathy?

Ecological empathy is being conscious of the lifestyle choices you make and how they impact the ecosystem around you. In order for the ecosystem to thrive we need to be apart of the system; Contributing and being sustainable to assist wildlife and other components of the system. Instead of being careless and taking control of the ecosystem.

Below are some YouTube videos that you may find useful!

How is The Sheffield College being more Ecologically sustainable?

Canteen:

Disposable cutlery is recyclable
Our salad/fruit containers are made from 90% recycled PET, they're also fully recyclable and a more environmentally friendly substitute to virgin plastic alternatives, this helps us to minimise our environmental impact.
We dispose of our cooking oils environmentally
We minimise the frequency of our food orders to reduce our carbon foot print
We use recyclable packaging for our hot items
No polystyrene is used in any of our outlets.

Water Fountains

Throughout each college campus there are multiple water stations which can supply you with free water, simply use a water bottle to have fresh water throughout the day. Reusing a bottle is better for the environment compared to single use plastic bottles.

Electric Van

The Estates Team introduced the college's first electric van to the college's fleet of vehicles! The van is one of many steps the college is taking to reduce our carbon footprint as part of our Sustainability Strategy.

Recycling Bins:

Recycling saves energy, it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change. There are recycling bins dotted around all campuses. Make sure you use them correctly!

Examples of small changes you can make today (Featuring some memes) :

Reusable Eco friendly water bottle :

Price - £1 - £20 (varies depending on personal requirements)
Commitment - Very easy to use and a better alternative to single use bottles
Durability - Can last up to 5 years if cleaned and stored properly
At each college campus there are numerous water stations which can provide you with free drinking water

Ecosia - The Search Engine that helps to plant trees!

Price - Free!
Commitment - Easy to set up by using the app or adding it to your browser extension
Ecosia is a search engine that plants trees, 45 searches is the equivalent to one tree
Trees are a vital part of the Eco system, by planting trees you are contributing to a brighter future

Ecosia - the search engine that plants treesEcosia uses the ad revenue from your searches to plant trees where they are needed the most. By searching with Ecosia, you’re not only reforesting our planet, but you’re also empowering the communities around our planting projects to build a better future for themselves. Give it a try!

Use the Tram!

Trams are surface cars that use electricity instead of fossil fuels to drive on the road rails, which emits less pollutants meaning that trams are more ecologically friendly. Did you know with the 18-21 Zoom Beyond Card you can travel anytime, anywhere in South Yorkshire for 80p on the bus tram.

All of the college campuses are fairly close to tram stops, if possible use the Super-tram or any other form of transport that is ecologically friendly.

Click for more information about Zoom Beyond

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