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After sustained campaigning by national student network People & Planet, which coordinates the UK wing of the global campaign for fossil fuel divestment, the national executive commit eee of NUS, which represents over seven million students, voted in support of the Fossil Free UK campaign. A new student-led Fossil Free movement, with the backing of leaders like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Irish President Mary Robinson, is calling on 47 UK universities to drop investments in the companies doing most to cause the climate crisis. Modelling their campaign on the divestment movement that helped stigmatise the South African Apartheid regime, People & Planet accuses universities of acting immorally by continuing to invest in fossil fuel companies. A report released by People & Planet
last autumn revealed that UK universities currently invest over £5bn annually in fossil fuel industry shares. James Farndon, Fossil Free UK
campaign coordinator, said: “This strong endorsement from NUS, which represents the voices of over seven million students, shows the unstoppable power building behind the simple logic of fossil fuel divestment: we cannot continue to invest in the companies wrecking our future. We welcome the NUS to the growing student-led movement now applying the same tactics to the climate crisis our generation faces.”
GREEN SOLUTION FOR WHITE GOODS
Recycling4you is taking the concept of reuse and recycling to the next level in out more…
How did you come up with the business concept? We started in 2009, providing businesses and organisations with low-cost solutions to the problem of disposing of electrical appliances. The business was initially formed to provide a solution to the WEEE directive but has now grown into providing a closed loop solution for sustainable purchasing of white goods for kitchens.
What are the real environmental We offer organisations which are looking
for recycling of electrical equipment, a safe and fully-managed collection and recycling service across the UK. We also offer the option of a closed loop for fridges, freezers, washing machines and cookers for shared student kitchens for universities looking for green solutions. By using our services, they reduce CO2 emissions as when we deliver the new appliances, we also remove old or damaged appliances at the same time. This reduces the number of vehicle movements. We provide new appliances from
our customer return programme, which
are essentially new appliances which have been damaged on delivery (mostly on the side or back of the appliance so when viewed from the front it is exactly the same as a brand new appliance.) They come with a 12-month guarantee.
How popular is the scheme proving with universities? Having provided a few universities with and Oxford Brookes, we recently exhibited at ASRA. Since then we have had several universities talking to us about providing basis or for the student halls refurbishment programme. We are looking forward to working with many more universities and colleges in the coming months.
Do you have expansion plans for the future? We are planning to expand the type of appliances we provide and help as many universities and colleges as we can. We also plan to set up a website for provision of the appliances to anyone looking to reduce the costs of replacing their electrical equipment. UB
NUS BACKS FOSSIL FREE DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGN
The National Union of Students is backing a growing campaign calling on UK universities and public institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
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