We’ve gone electric…will you?
Ever seen our “Wee Green Machine” driving around town? It has been used by the University’s Grounds Team since 2009, and is soon to be joined by two brand new electric vans! Once delivered in a few weeks time, all the…
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Waste Hierarchy – “The 6 R’s”
Everyone knows that it’s a good idea to recycle, but did you know that recycling actually falls quite far down on the order of preference for managing waste? This order of preference is commonly known as the waste…
Green Resolutions for 2015
Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed a restful and enjoyable break for the holidays, and are looking forward to what 2015 has in store. It’s not too late to make a green resolution for the year ahead, so here are…
Environment Team Year in Review
It’s been a busy old year for the Environment Team, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to reflect on what we’ve been up to over the last 12 months… The year kicked off with new food waste regulations which came…
St Andrews Citizen: “Green Light for Energy Centre”
. The University of St Andrews’ drive to become a carbon neutral institution came a step closer this week when plans for a biomass development at Guardbridge were approved by Fife Council. . The £25 million investment…
Gold Green Tourism Award for MUSA
The Museum of the University of St Andrews, more commonly referred to as “MUSA”, recently received a visit from the Green Tourism Award assessors. We’ve been waiting with baited breath since July to hear the result,…
Students Tour Guardbridge Site
Today we led over a dozen interested students on a special tour of the former Guardbridge paper mill, which is set to host one of the University’s two new macro scale renewable energy installations, the Guardbridge…