university of toronto faculty of medicine towards global leadership in environmental sustainability

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Towards global leadership in environmental

sustainability

Promote excellence in environmentally-sustainable practices throughout the Faculty.

Provide resources on environmentally-sustainable practices to the Faculty.

Facilitate implementation of environmentally–sustainable practices throughout the Faculty.

Establish the Faculty of Medicine as a leader in environmentally–sustainable practices locally, nationally and internationally.

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Goal: Minimize our negative environmental impact

Strategy: Reduce our energy use and decrease our waste output

Implementation Approaches: Reduce Reuse Recycle Rethink!

Conserve electricity:

Turn the lights OFF when not in use

Turn equipment OFF when not in use

Turn computers OFF when not in use

Conserve electricity:

Waste less: CUPS - Obtain a reusable

coffee mug and water bottle

PAPER - Invest in a double-sided-page printer for your lab and have this as the default setting on your printer

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Before purchasing new lab equipment:

Utilize “Swap-shop” <www.fs.utoronto.ca/property/recycle/swap.htm> 416-946-5711

Utilize equipment repair service in MedStores

<http://teachinglabs.med.utoronto.ca/repair/> 416-946-7197

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Recycling facilities are available for: Paper Glass/plastic bottles Cafeteria disposables Printer cartridges Batteries

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Recycling facilities are also available for: Plastics Styrofoam Electronics

Questions about recycling? Contact:

UofT Waste Management<www.fs.utoronto.ca/property/recycle.htm>

Do you REALLY need it NOW? If not, request that multiple-piece purchases be shipped together: Directly on your PO Directly via the company Via UShop (www.procurement.utoronto.ca/) Via purchasing from ‘green companies’

Double-side your photocopying Install motion sensors on lighting in equipment

rooms Always consider how else you can lower your

environmental footprint in your workplace (as well as in your ‘other’ life)…

BIKE REPAIRS: Get free bicycle maintenance and repair services at: <www.sustainability.utoronto.ca:81/projects/bikechain> 416-978-6849

BICYCLE PARKING: The Green Committee is working towards obtaining a card-key access bicycle parking facility. Stay tuned for details!

If you cannot bike, consider the TTC or car-pooling <www.carpool.ca> or <www.pickuppal.com> as your FIRST choice

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