Vision 2020 - Creating a Sustainable McGill Ideas

Increase green stormwater infrastructure on campus through development of green alleyways, increased rooftop gardens and more permeable surfaces (reducing overall heat island effect as well).

Install water bottle fill stations in all the libraries to make it easier to use reusable bottles.

More fountains should be outfitted with the capability to fill water bottles easily. Along with the current types being tested around campus, there are other kinds, many of which are simpler in design requiring fewer parts and electronics. Simpler methods could prove useful for widespread adoption of the idea.

Test the waste water leaving McGill campus, identify any pollutants, identify sources of these pollutants, eliminate or mitigate these sources. Inact measures/education schemes to prevent these types of pollutants from entering the sewers.

Replace any auto-flushing type urinals with motion controlled ones. This will result in a huge savings in water consumption

Reduce consumption and increase efficiency of water use in buildings and equipment

It is a question we ask everyday. It is our raison d'être. What if we could enjoy life and help the planet without compromise?

"The Half Full Initiative" is the response to (i) the environmental damage caused by the bottled beverage industry and (ii) the unnecessarily high-priced drinks that are sold to us on a daily basis.

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