Green Impact Projects at the Graduate School
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Loyalty Card Terms and Conditions 2020
This Green Impact Loyalty Scheme is operated and managed by the Graduate School Green Impact Team. The Graduate School reserves the right to change or amend any aspect of this scheme at any time. Changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the revisions to qub.ac.uk/graduate-school/Discover/Green-Impact. Continued participation in the loyalty scheme will confirm an acceptance of any such changes.
This programme is targeted, as an incentive, to postgraduate students currently enrolled in study at Queen’s University Belfast. The aim of the scheme is to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly attitudes and behaviours within the postgraduate community at Queen’s. The scheme rewards postgraduate students for using reusable cups while working or attending training and/or events in the Graduate School.
By participating in this scheme you agree to adhere to the terms and conditions stated below.
Terms and Conditions:
- Participants must present to the Graduate School reception one Loyalty Card complete with nine gargoyle stamps in order to receive a drink voucher.
- A drink voucher entitles participants to one free hot drink from Junction at Queen’s, up to the value of £1.95 only.
- One stamp will be distributed per person per day for the duration of the scheme and on the production of a reusable cup at the Graduate School reception desk.
- Stamps will be available from Monday to Friday (excluding weekends, bank holidays and other University closure dates).
- Stamps and loyalty cards cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer at Junction or the Graduate School.
- A drink voucher may only be redeemed once.
- The loyalty cards themselves hold no monetary value and cannot be sold or traded.
- The scheme is subject to the availability of loyalty cards.
- The current phase of this scheme will run from 3rd February 2020 to 26th June 2020. The last date to begin participation is therefore 17th June 2020.
How We Are Making A Difference
Reduce
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Switching off lights when rooms are not in use
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Switching off computer monitors when not in use
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We promote use of the stairs as opposed to the lift. It keeps you healthy and uses less energy!
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Hot water tap: we have a hot water tap in the staff kitchen for tea and coffee to save energy being wasted boiling kettles continually
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We encourage staff and students to walk and/or cycle into work to help reduce their carbon footprint and/or car share, where viable
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We have linked in with Big Loop Bikes to promote cycling to work to our students, one of whom won a fully refurbished bike in our prize draw across Welcome Week 2018
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We have our MFDs set to print double-sided by default
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We try to scan documents rather than making a print copy where possible
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We try to use tablets or laptops to view meeting notes on screen rather than printing these out
Reuse
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As of January 2019 the Graduate School will no longer be providing disposable cups at our training events
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We encourage student to avail of reusable cups and have a loyalty scheme operating to promote these positive behaviour change
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Water coolers: we have water coolers on both floors to encourage students to refill their plastic water bottles a opposed to purchase new ones
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We reuse any waste paper at the main reception for note taking
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Incoming envelopes are collected at reception and reused by all staff
Recycle
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The Graduate School use the corporate Freecycle network (WARPit), which allows staff to redistribute unwanted and underused assets within Queen’s. This avoids unnecessary purchases, saving money and reducing waste going to landfill.
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Paper bins: paper recycling bins are available to both staff and students throughout the Graduate School on both floors. Staples, clips, tape and window envelopes can all go into these.
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Aluminium can bins: we have an aluminium can recycling bin on the ground floor outside Training Room 3 which accepts aluminium and steel food cans, metal biscuit and sweet tins, clean tin foil, cake and pie tins
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Plastic bin: We have a recycling facility for plastic bottles on the ground floor outside Training Room 3
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Glass recycling: we have a glass recycling bin in the staff kitchen. Other glass recycling points can be found at the Whitla Hall, PFC Cafe & MBC Whitla Hall
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Cardboard recycling: we have a cardboard recycling point contained within our reprographics room which is emptied weekly
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The Graduate School purchases sustainable 100% recycled paper from our designated supplier Banner
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We recycle all of our used toner cartridges through Xerox