This document discusses sustainability and the three pillars of sustainability: economy, society, and environment. It provides statistics about water and energy usage on campus and tips about reducing waste. It notes that Canadians use 329 litres of water per day per family and that recycling 1 tonne of newspaper saves 19 trees. The document promotes becoming a zero waste campus by 2022 and tests the reader's knowledge about sustainability topics like recycling and energy savings.

1. Sustainability
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State of the Union!

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7. What is Sustainability?
“Sustainable development meets
the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own
needs”
~ United Nations

8. Sustainable Campus:
“promotes the smallest possible
ecological footprint by promoting a
healthy ecosystem and supporting
values of conservation”
~ Western’s Policy on
Environment & Sustainability

9. The ‘Three Pillars’ of
Sustainability
Economy!
Society!
Environment!

10. Water
Waste
Energy

11. Water

12. Virtual Water Consumption

13. Household Water
Consumption
Canadians are the second highest consumer of water, using about
329 litres/day/family!

14. Waste

15. 2.5 months

16. 6 months

17. 80 -
100 years

18. 500 to
1000 years

19. 500 + years

20. Energy

21. Energy Use on Campus

22. 11,000

23. $50,000

24. Test your
Knowledge

25. How many trees does
recycling 1 tonne of
newspaper save? !
A) 3 trees!
B) 7 trees!
C)15 trees!
D) 19 trees!

26. !
D) 19 trees
It also saves 3 cubic metres of landfill space, 4000 kilowatt
hours of energy, 29 000 liters of water, and 30 kg of air
pollution.!

27. How many pounds of sunscreen
and tanning products do
swimmers contribute to our
oceans each year? !
A) 3 million!
B) 1 million!
C) 5 million!
D) 9 million!

28. !
D) 9 million
It is important to protect ourselves from the sun’s harmful
rays. At the same time, many chemicals in sunscreens can
be harmful to coral and marine life! !
!
So choose biodegradable sunblocks that contain titanium
dioxide or zinc oxide, which are safer choices.!

29. True or False: Glass is 100%
recyclable. !
!

30. !
True
Glass can be recycled endlessly without any
loss in purity or quality!!

31. Recycling one aluminum can saves
enough electricity to operate a TV
for how long?!
!
A) 30 minutes!
B) 1 hour!
C) 2 hours!
D) 3 hours!

32. !
D) 3 hours
In general, recycling requires less energy
than it would to manufacture a new product. !

33. Zero Waste Campus by 2022!

34. Thank You!
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