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Switched on to saving energy
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Hull College graphic design student Cathy Roberts (front left) with fellow students and staff on the site of the college's new £5m Construction Skills Centre of Excellence which opens in September. The centre's environmentally-friendly design allows it to collect rainwater for flushing toilets and to utilize maximum daylight to save on electric lighting |
Do you switch off the lights when leaving a room? Do you turn off running water whilst brushing your teeth or washing your face? Do you switch off your computer when not using it? Do you recycle all plastic, glass and aluminium containers?
If you answered 'no' to any of these, you may need to take notice of a new 'eco' campaign launched by students at Hull College.
The campaign, entitled "Sooner Than Later," encourages the Hull College community to sign up to eco-friendly pledges to help reduce carbon emissions.
It's the brainchild of HND Graphic Design student Cathy Roberts, her fellow students and their tutor Jim Millington.
"We want to help staff and students act in a more environmentally responsible manner," says college spokesperson Beverley Richmond.
"Ideally we'd like all residents and businesses in Hull to follow suit."
The campaign's key messages will be promoted through posters and via the college's staff and student intranet.
Hull in print's tips for helping the environment
- Dry your clothes on the washing line, rather than in the tumble drier
- Recycle more. Put milk and soft drink bottles and tin cans in your black box, and remember to recycle newspapers and magazines in your blue bin.
- When you go to bed, don't leave your TV switched-on with the red light showing in standby mode.
- Say no to plastic bags. More than 150 million of them are used each week in the UK, and the majority are used only once. Plastic bags usually end up in landfill sites and take many years to decompose. One alternative is to take your own cotton bags to the supermarket.
- Cycle more instead of travelling by car. There are more than 70 miles of cycle routes throughout the city, and the flat terrain in Hull makes a bike the perfect way to get around.
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Talented young writers wanted
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You and the floods
We'd really like to hear from young people who have been affected by the flooding in Hull. Organisations will be talking to children and young people over the summer about their experiences and concerns and asking them what help they might need in the months to come. Please contact Hull Youth Council on 300300 or email us at hullyouthcouncil@hullcc.gov.uk
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