Here is a list of sustainability project ideas to help your group get started on your Group SD Project. Remember that you must begin by identifying the problem or need within the IIUM community first. Then you may choose to delve into any one of the projects listed below or come up with your own unique solutions. All the best!
Plant a native garden
Start a vegetable garden
Make a home for school yard critters, butterflies, frogs and lizards
Create a butterfly garden or bird sanctuary
Plant trees on school/university grounds
Create a bird box
Create a frog bog
Host a sustainability fair
Take an environmentally focused field trip
Organize visits to the National Park
Start a university yard compost or worm farm
Create a chicken coop
Start a stingless bee hive
Get involved with Earth Hour
Set up automatic shutdown timers for computers
Install thermometers in classrooms to monitor temperature of air-conditioning and heating
Make signs reminding people to turn off lights and electronics when they are not using them
Get involved with the bike powered energy movement
Investigate energy use at your community
Initiate a switch to Green Power
Hold a walk or bike to school or work day
Apply for grants or fundraise to have solar panels installed in your community
Install blinds to better insulate classrooms exposed to sun
Fundraise money to give to an organization that protects animals
Adopt an animal
Volunteer in your local community
Volunteer at the local zoo
Become a citizen scientist
Host a waste free lunch
Run an awareness campaign about the importance of buying local food
Visit local farms and learn about where your food comes from
Up-cycling in your garden
Run an anti-plastic bags campaign
Run an awareness campaign to improve recycling
Introduce recycling champions, who collect recycling bins and make sure rubbish goes in the right place
Start recycling your soft plastics
Start a Return & Earn program at schools to recycle containers
Introduce recycling bins to reduce the amount rubbish going to land-fills
Make reusable bags and share them with your community
Conduct an e-waste drive for parents and the community
Recycle mobile phones
Host a clothing swap
Host a waste free lunch
Host a garage sale
Hold a stall at a local market and sell produce from your garden or recycled goods
Host a "Meat Free Monday"
Recycle water from taps
Create a water smart garden
Reduce the use of bottled water in your community
Fundraise to have water refill stations installed to discourage people from buying packaged water
Clean up your local waterway
Fundraise or apply for grants to have rainwater tanks installed