21 November 2008

Dundee Hosts 'Green Week' 24th-28th November 2008

The leaves may have fallen from the trees but the University of Dundee will be a bright shade of green next week.

Staff and students at the University will be taking part in 'Green Week', a series of events highlighting the wide range of 'green' activities ongoing across the campus, from recycling awareness and Fair Trade goods to energy and water efficiency programmes.

'The University has a wide range of projects which aim to make us as environmentally responsible as possible,' said Trudy Cunningham, environment and sustainability officer at the University.

'For Green Week we wanted to highlight as much of this work as possible and let staff and students see how they can participate.'

There will be a different themed event each day, from Fair Trade Day on Monday through to a Christmas Green Fair on Friday, where all the goods will be either organic, produced locally or Fair Trade.

Events on each day run from 11am to 2pm. Monday to Thursday events take place in the Students’ Union while Friday’s Christmas Fair is being held in the Dalhousie Building on Old Hawkhill.

The full programme for the week is:

• Monday - Fair Trade Day
  Come and try some Fair Trade fruit dipped in Fair Trade Chocolate at our chocolate fountain. Stall selling our full selection of Fair Trade goods available to buy from campus shops including our new Fair Trade ‘Hoodies’.
• Tuesday - Waste Aware Day
  Waste Aware Scotland will be available to give advice on recycling and other issues, while local group Ardler Village Recycling Project will also be attending.
• Wednesday - Green Travel Day
  Cycle-Stop the reconditioned bike shop will be here selling bikes from £25-£75.
  Stalls from TACTRAN, Dundee City Council cycling officer and a SUSTRANS ranger will all be on hand for advice.
• Thursday - Energy & Water Efficiency Day
  Stalls with advice on water and energy efficiency. Free energy efficiency light bulbs.
• Friday - Christmas Green Fair
  Come to our Christmas fair. Stalls to include: Fair Trade, Traidcraft, Palestinian Oil and soap, Botanic Gardens, Bee-Organic Fruit & Veg, Rainbow Moon (natural skin care products), Guide Dogs For The Blind and more to be confirmed.

For media enquiries contact:
Roddy Isles
Head, Press Office
University of Dundee
Nethergate Dundee, DD1 4HN
TEL: 01382 384910
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk