Student Council Sustainability Officer 

Your Student Council needs you!

Do you have a particular interest in Sustainability and all things green? Do you want to make a change within our student community against the current climate crisis? The Sustainability Officer role is currently vacant… if you want to make a difference and be heard you can find more information about our student council here.

 

WSU Sustainability Committee

The WSU Sustainability Committee consists of University Staff, Union Staff and Student Council Members. Students are always welcome to join this committee and are encouraged to join us and share new ideas on how we can make a difference within our University Community. If you would like to learn more and have your voice heard please contact our Committee Chair katie.taffinder@wrexham.ac.uk

For more information, you can read the Committee's Terms of Reference here or you can contact our Committee chair Katie.taffinder@wrexham.ac.uk

If you are interested in what the committee is working on please see the committee meeting minutes below:

 

Campaigns 

Help Yourshelf

The WGSU Sustainability Committee are proud to be able to continue with the Help Yourshelf Campaign for the second year running, for more information about our Essentials Cupboard, Meal Kits or Wellbeing boxes you can click here.

If you would like to get involved with fundraising or making a donation please contact carrie.bennett@glyndwr.ac.uk

 

 

Period Dignity 

In 2018, WGSU Launched their award winning campaign for  Period Poverty. For information about the original campaign please click here.

Over the years this campaign has evolved into our Period Dignity Campaign where WGSU supply period products for anyone who needs them across all Glyndwr Campuses including St Asaph, Northop, Regent Street, Wrexham Student Village, and Plas Coch. Along with disposable Products we also offer re-useable products such as pads and menstrual cups. When in stock, these can be found on Help Yourshelf. For more information please contact carrie.bennett@glyndwr.ac.uk

 

 

Bra Bank 

At the beginning of 2022, we introduced a new scheme where staff and students are encouraged to drop off their preloved or unwanted bras to support Against Breast Cancer’s Campaign. Each year recycling for charity generates thousands of pounds that have been raised by people and organisations wishing to support research into secondary spread, the main cause of breast cancer related deaths. Recycling is a such a simple way to get yourself, your family, school, office, workplace or local community involved. Everyone can do it and we all benefit, we’re saving energy, raw materials and it’s good for the environment, click here to find out more.

 

 

Collaborations 

Living Lab Fund 

You can apply for funding to launch a sustainability project! For more information click here

Communal Garden 

The Communal Garden is a joint effort between University Staff, Union Staff, Students and Green Champions. Come along every Wednesday Lunch Time for Welly Wednesday! Everyone is welcome no matter your ability… we are all learning!

You can find the Garden on Plas Coch Campus with what3words here.

Wrexham University Think Green Society

The Think Green Society are always looking for new members, For more information on The Think Green Society click here.

 

What we've been up to...

Welcome Week 2024

It was great to see so many new and returning students during Welcome Week. We kicked off the new academic year in style!

Maisie your Union President was busy over summer collecting donations for Thrifty Business, where students (and staff) rescued clothes, books, home appliances and toiletries from Landfill. It was a busy day with over 150 people attending and making green pledges. . We also used this opportunity to showcase our Help Yourshelf and Period Dignity Campaigns giving students free snack packs and TOTM sample packs.

We were also joined by the Wrexham Council Recycling Team who were on hand to show students the correct way to recycle their household waste and give out recycling caddies and bags. 

      

Think Green does Freshers Fair 

Think Green came along to Freshers Fair with handy tips on reducing food waste and ran a competition to win a Huskup designed by our very own Olivia Horner.

They also challenged students to a blind sniff test… were you one of the 68 students who were brave enough to take on the challenge?

The day was a great success with over 1200 students in attendance, if you were one of the attendees we hope you had a great time and are already looking forward to the next one!

   

 

Think Green Prize Winner

For Fairtrade Fortnight, Think Green ran a competition to win a Hamper full of Fairtrade goodies, here’s our winner Chloe with their prize!