SD Project Ideas

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!

Promote love of nature or biodiversity in the community

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

Tackle climate change / save energy

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

Look after endangered species

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

Reduce food miles

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

Reduce litter/plastics in the environment

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

Reduce waste of resources

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

Reduce consumption

Hold a stall at a local market and sell produce from your garden or recycled goods

Host a "Meat Free Monday"

Improve water quality / save water

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

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