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Eco Rez ...Recycling...Recto-verso...U-Pass...Volunteer Project

PROJECTS

Eco Rez

Our goal is to bring sustainable living to the residences and the rest of the campus. Some of the programs we want to accomplish include:

Create a stronger residence community
Bring composting to the residences
Improving recycling facilities

Project Leader: Corrine Chan

Contact Info: corine-eve@hotmail.com

Recycling

Our goal is to increase recycling on campus and in the city.

Project Leader: Neil Fletcher

Contact Info: onekneil@hotmail.com

Recto-verso

Our goal is to decrease the amount of paper wasted on campus and increase the use of post consumer produced paper.

There are several options that are being explored.

Obtain double sided photo copiers and printers
Ask teachers to allow students to submit homework electronically
Ask teachers to allow students to submit homework on double sided paper
Ask bookstores and copy centers to use post-consumer recycled materials

Project Leader: Patrick Nadeau

Contact Info: fatpat101@hotmail.com

U-Pass

Our goal is to institute a Universal bus pass for all students at the University of Ottawa. This year we will try to bring the price down to a level which is affordable and equitable to all students.
The students that will be able to participate in the pilot project of the U-pass are full-time, undergraduate students only.

Background:

The Universal bus pass initiative at the U of O was started in 2001 and has been slowly gaining momentum ever since. Many universities across North America have begun to look at the U-pass as a viable option for sustainable transportation.
Essentially, the U-pass is a program which ensures that all students that participate will receive a bus pass that will last the duration of the academic year at a greatly reduced price. The cost of the pass is included in student ancillary fees.

Successes:

In 2002 the City of Ottawa recognized that the pass was worth investigating. Shortly there after, a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) coordinator was assigned to the U of O.
In 2003 a partnership was developed with Travel Wise, OC Transpo, STO, the City of Ottawa, and the U of O to conduct a transportation survey about the travel habits of the students attending classes at the U of O. With the information obtained from that survey, a price was finally set for the U-pass.

Project Leader: Jonathan Rausseo

Contact Info: sketcher188@hotmail.com

Volunteer Project

Our goal is to volunteer our help in any environmental organization.

Project Leader: Mélanie Robin

Contact Info: surfingsafari@yahoo.com

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