The document discusses ways for students to live more sustainably through their shopping habits, participation in community projects, and reducing waste. It provides information on local farmers markets and cooperatives, seasonal produce, hazardous waste disposal locations, and organizations like Eco-Quartiers that support sustainability initiatives. The goal is to encourage students to get involved in environmental causes through volunteering, sharing ideas, reducing consumption and waste, and engaging with local sustainable food systems.

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You don’t have to be David Suzuki to make a
difference!
Anyone can make changes no
matter how big or small!

4. Where we shop!

5. Places to shop:
• Farmers markets are a great way to
connect with the people who make your
food. There are four major ones in
Montreal: www.marchespublic-mlt.com
• Student cooperatives, like:
– Le frigo Vert, 2130 Rue Mackay
– Local food shop, in SSMU

6. What’s in season?

8. DANGER
• Beware of green washing!
• The best thing you can do is ask questions.
• Ask where your food is coming from and how it
was made.

9. What is the most important thing I can
do for the environment?

10. A. Get involved!
The most profound effect you can have on
changing your habits is getting involved in
your community. From volunteering at your
local eco-quartier to collecting one-sided
paper, there are a plethora of things to get
involved in.
• There are many projects on campus that are
dedicated to sustainability, like:
– Edible Campus
– Idea slam (vision 2020)
– Eco café

11. B. Share your ideas!
• Your voice wants to be heard!
– Check out
– http://mcgillvision2020.ideascale.c
om/

12. C. Waste
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle!

13. D. Reduce!
On-campus:
• Alkaline batteries: red boxes located in most
building lobbies
• How to compost:
http://gorilla.mcgill.ca/howtocompost.php
• Used clothes: ChinaCare bins (in building
lobbies before Feb.)
• List of hazardous materials accepted by McGill:
http://www.mcgill.ca/hwm/recycling
• Avoid disposable food containers: borrow
plates from the plate club (SSMU cafe, Mon-
Fri), bring your own container / thermos

14. Locations off campus
• Clothes:
– Swap: ex. Studio Sundari, April
21st
– Donation: ex. Place Montreal
Trust (St. Catherine entrance)
• Éco-centres
• Éco-quartiers

15. Éco-quartiers
• Provides:
– Information on local waste-management
laws
– Green products such as rain barrels /
composters / clear bags for recycling
– Consultation services
Closest location:
http://www.eco-quartierpm.org
1240 Saint-Marc Street

16. Éco-centres
• Accepts:
– Appliances, tires, construction
residues, household hazardous
waste, ink cartridges,
housewares etc.
– Bring proof of residence +
photo ID
– Closest locations:
1868, rue Cabot
1100, rue des Carrières

17. So how are you going to get involved?

19. What is NOT recyclable?
• Plastic #6 – polystyrene
– Styrofoam,
disposable
cutlery/plates/cups
• Toothpaste tubes,
rubber, lightbulbs,
mirrors
• Ceramic
• Anything greasy

20. Got a green thumb?
• There are plenty of places in Montreal to help you fulfill
your addiction of urban agriculture:
– eng.agiculturemontreal.info/about-us/directory
– At Mcgill: Edible Campus

21. Like to bike?