Sustainability Pledges from Staff and Students
Small changes make big differences
The Sustainability Pledge is a student initiative supported by the Office of Sustainability. With the help our of UWS community we have recieved over 580 pledges during the first few weeks of Autumn semester. Below is a list of all of our pledges from UWS staff and students collected online and out on campus.
I pledge to....
Roger - continue sustainability in UWS campus operations and land management and at home to grow more fresh vegetables for my family from our garden
Cihan - Try to grow my own vegetables and promote other people to do the same in their garden. I will try and source more of my produce locally from small growers
Rachel - Turn the lights out in rooms that aren’t being used
David - Make sustainability a central factor in purchasing and consumption decisions. This means considering the whole-life impact of consumption decisions and taking an informed approach to practices that are sustainable.
Samarth - I will to save environment every step of my life.. Either its saving a single drop of water or saving a single piece of paper
Chris - Work with ITS to fix the problem with my computer so that I can print all my documents double sided
Brenda - Work in a way that is more sustainable both at Campus and in my office at home
Diana - Start a fruit and veg garden
Almira - Bring my own bag when I do my shopping and recycle
Karen - Use less disposable products
Sannah - Use biodegradable plastic bags
Kym - Detox my household cleaners
Debra - Grow more fruit and veg
Kelly - Use home compost bin
Marinel - Recycle, segregate and keep surroundings clean
Abbeda - Keep environment clean and save water
Juby - Turn off the lights every time I go out
Jessica - Turn off all electricity when I have finished with it
Virginia - Encourage others to do what I do - collect washing up water to put on the garden, compost all green waste, walk and don't drive
Amy - Expand veggie garden
Heather - Do better at recycling when I am out
Grace - Turn power points off when I am not using them
Emilyn - Take public transport to uni
Olayide - Do something better with recycling
Rachel - Teaching my kids to recycle
Joyce - Throw my garbage in the proper waste disposal
Jancel Mae - Save trees and conserve water
Julie - Walk more and take public transport
Candice - Get our veggies garden back in shape and buy more animal friendly products
Mila - Grow my own vegetables
Miriam - Ride to uni more often
Joshua - Catch public transport and save energy at home
Melinda - Recycle more of my uni papers and note and use less power and do bulk work to save computer energy
Tiffany - I will make a compost bin at home
Lisa - Buy less or no bottled water
Carol - Use less power, not using the fan and switching off ights
Serd - Recycle more plastic stuff I have at home
Argie - Separate my garbage in their proper places all the time and recycle all of my recyclable items
Mariette - Recycle stuff in the right bin
Denise - Buy more recycled stuff like paper
Stephany - Compost at home. Recycle paper and plastics
Samantha - Recycle better, making sure the right things go into the right bins
Chantelle - Use less or no plastic sleeves and use a hole puncher for my papers
Natassja - Use my old printing papers for take notes during my class
Jiaxiiv - Join a bush care group
Daphine - Plant a vegetable garden
Paige - Plant a herb garden
Emma - Cut my water use and plant a garden and put mulch on it
Ma Euzdia - Save paper and recycled them more for artwork
Willu - Dispose of my waster properly and recycle plastics
Kath - Recycle paper when printing
Diana - Recycle paper
Zandra - Start saving water by reusing water in the garden
Rita - Recycle all my papers
Alan - Recycle my bottles and papers
Jenny - Drive less and use more public transport
Peter - Start a compost pile in my garden
Valeria - Volunteer in a community service like clean up Australia Day
Chris - Recycle more and clean up litter
Guanna - Volunteer for charity
Chris - Catch the train and ride the rest of the water to uni
Leah - Recycling more
Emma - Not to buy plastic drink bottles
Patty - Reuse my water bottles
David - Grow a veggie garden
Lauren - Use my UWS cup instead of paper cups
Patricia - Recycle more
Kharla - Recycle everything I can
Sevilay - Use public transport instead of driving
Mauy Antoutte - Save energy
Ross - Use my car less and walk or cycle more
Zahra - Recycle more at uni in the bins around campus
Brain - Save energy by closing windows and curtains and not using the air conditioner
Balwinke - Save energy and water
Harinden - Save water
Ricky - Recycle plastic containers
Kim - Take shorter showers
Ailen - Recycle my lecture notes
Martin - Walk to the station instead of catching the shuttle bus
Angeli - Recycle and reuse my water bottles and plastic bags
Aljon - Make sure I segregate my waste materials
Andrea - Recycle and separate rubbish
Kristina - Take shower shorter showers
Carissa - Save more water
Tiara - Recycle more and take shower showers
Anjana - Plant vegetables, use public transport and carry my own shopping bag to avoid using plastic bags
Becky - Recycle more, especially putting bottles into the recycling bin
Emma - Use less paper and recycle what I do use
Natasha- Plant a garden
Charlotte - Make a garden
Sharma - Recycle and use public transport for uni
Jessica - Carpool
John - Volunteer to build a community garden on Hawkesbury campus
Clare - Volunteer in the Hawkesbury campus community garden
Maria - Plant seeds and use recycled materials and bags
Tracy - Have a vegetable garden and recycle food and vegies
Regina - Grow a veggie garden
Aleiezis - Segregate recyclables from non-recyclables and place in proper bin and take a reusable bag shopping to avoid plastic bags
Jinette - Minimise the use of paper towels
Jayson - Reduce, reuse, recycle, specially food waste
Cathy - Favour buying from the local growers' market
Heidi - Exercise more and drive less
Helen - Grow veggies in my backyard
Daisj - Grow more veggies
Kristen - Use less water
Lora - Prioritise utilisation of recyclables
Ashleigh - Use less water
Thanaporn - Recycle and reuse paper
Nitasha - Have shorter showers and save water
Afy - Use less water by turning off the tap when I brush my teeth and use less shower water
Cary - Walk more and use my car less
June - Walk to local areas instead of driving
Sharna - Feed all scraps to my chickens to make happy hens and eggs
Rebecca - Be more aware of my power usage, turn off power points and unplug unused appliances
Arielle - Walk more and refuse to use straws
Ola - Park my car and walk to school
Cherry - Segregate recyclables from non-recyclables and place in proper bin
RG - Plant my own a=garden and if possible limit the use of paper to reduce tree logging
Tiana - Plant own veggie patch and use less water
Maxwell - Get back into running to get healthy
Rania - Make a new system for home to separate the recyclables from the rubbish
Hannah - Recycle
Wiramu - Start a worm farm
Anya - Reuse bags and bottles and make a worm farm with my kids
Sita - Recycle the paper and reuse the back of it and use reusable shopping bags
Geeta - Recycle paper and use reusable shopping bags
Crystel - Segregate wastes and re-use paper
Merlie - Separate recyclables from biodegradable waste
Sharon - Regrow my veggie garden
Madison - Grow plants and organic foods
Conny - Put waste in proper disposal bins
Yvon - Plant vegetables and plants
Hsin - Use the reusable cup more than paper cups
Steven - Plant veggies and roses on the balcony and recycle more
Vini - Cycle to Parramatta instead of catching the train
Joanna - Have a paper recycling bin inside the house
Rebecca - Recycle more often
Zoila - Use more recycled products
Vicky - Get out, get active, exercise
Louise - Walk my daughter to school instead of driving
Suman - Set out to use recycled things
Soumis - Plant native plants and make a garden
Helen - Plant a bio-diverse, locally native garden this year
Molly - Drive less
Bronte - Not print my lecture notes and use my iPad from UWS
Roslyn - Walk more and reuse shopping bags
Bayden - Volunteer to clean up days and plant tree day
Emma - Not to use any more plastic bags
Stephanie - Stop using plastic bags, use more environmentally friendly bags
Serife - Stop using plastic bags, use a reusable shopping bag
Nerissa - Take a bag running and pick up rubbish
Cortney - Reuse containers, mil bottles as watering cans
Jessica - Volunteer on clean up days
Sandra - Plant veggie garden
Renae - Join Hawkesbury bush care group on campus
Jade - Catch more public transport
Chloe - Ride my bike more
Evie - Bring my own bags to the shops and reuse bags for veggie shopping
Evan - Walk more
Marea - Use less plastic bags at home
Kelly - Use less plastic bags at home
Ben - Shorter showers and catch more public transport
Nat - Shorter showers
Joeda - Ride my bike going to shops nearby
Mitchele - Plant more vegetables in our garden
Tatiana - Separate my rubbish into landfill and recycled and try to use my recycle things
Rhiannon - Shorter showers
Matilda - Use less water when brushing my teeth
Andrew - Reuse and separate rubbish
Claribel - Separate waste properly, reuse bottles if possible and use 2 sides of the paper
Jennifer - Start composting
Sofiya - Use less plastic bags
Rebecca - Start a veggie garden and adhere to correct rubbish in bins
Nyree - Disposal of rubbish at home and car pool to uni
James - Use less water at home
Brian - Reuse my water bottle
Anna - Bring a coffee cup from home always
Jacqueline - Buy local produce, use less water and use drink bottle
Elise - Dispose all my organic waste in the organic waste bin, even if it's raining
Danping - Walk and take public transport instead of driving
Lauren - Grow my own vegetables at home like pumpkin, peas, mint, basil and chilli
Carol - Start my herb garden at last!
Cathering - Recycle, save water and re-use the water that I can in the garden
Bryce - Plant a veggie garden
Olivia - Use green bags to shop
Amy - Use less plastic bags
Jepa - Turn lights off
Suman - Become a vegetarian
Chris - Ride my bike
Zac - Ride my bike to the shops
Suzy - Use reusable bags at the shops
Akesa - Carpool to uni and use reusable bags at shops
Naudeep - Carpool to uni
Puja - Recycle things and use less plastic bags
Terence - Use public transport
Kalpana - Catch public transport instead of driving
Kira - Plant a herb garden
Ashleigh - Ride my bike to shops
Codie - Take recycle bags to shops
Elisa - Start composting at home
Inna - Reuse my water bottles
Josephine - Reuse and recycle everything
Anthony - Recycle and catch public transport
Soraya - Have shorter showers
Thuy - Turn off the lights
Zahua - Recycle more
Monet - Not litter and recycle more
Kunt - Save water
Tara - Use UWS filtered water stations on campus
Dion - Be more vigilant with recycling and to not be such a disposable society
Bel - Bring own bag when doing shopping than using the plastic bag
Beart - No plastic bags
Shelat - Turn lights off
Sharen - Save water, Short showers
Philip - Promote more green ways on campus
Scout - Make my own lunch more often
Caitlin - Bring my own drink bottle
Sarah - Stop using plastic bags
Sarah - Walk between classes and recycle more
Kate - Walk the children to school
Lisa - Plant more trees and a veggie patch
Cass - Recycle more
Alice - Use more public transport rather than my car
Richa - Recycle waste, use less plastic and carry my own shopping bag
Jaswant - Segregate and recycle waste, save energy and not use plastic bags
Ashleigh - Use environment-friendly bags and recycle all old books, etc
Paula - Use a refillable water bottle and recycle well
Damien - Take shorter showers and get a rain water tank at home
Daniel - Plant more edibles and hatch more hens
Rosalie - Recycle and minimise waste
Rayut - Stop using plastic bags
Camille - Car pool to uni
Mhia - Start composting
Kathrine - Expand my herb garden to vegetable garden
Luyi - Grow some native flowers
Mercelinda - Plant something in my garden
Jasmine - Use canvas bags not plastic
Ross - Catch public transport
Vanessa - Pressure my local council to create community gardens
Iris - Throw my garbage in the proper place
Nathan - Start a worm farm
Beth - Take part in the local council - stop Coal Seam Gas
Qian - Attend the recycled fashion workshop run by sustainability
Christian - Bring bags to shop instead of asking for plastic
Yiou - Stop using plastic bags instead use paper bags
Lilibeth - Bags recycling cans bottled drinks
Arlene - Bags recycling cans bottled drinks
Hanan - Make a worm farm
Monica - Start to recycle
Heather - Plant a veggie garden
Kimberley - Turning off the air-con when I am not in the house
Amelia - Plant a veggie garden
Ashley - Take shorter showers and recycle more
Megan - Take shorter showers and use less plastic bags
Ashleigh - Recyclable bags
Shelley - Use less plastic bags and waste less stuff
Andiea - Plant vegetable garden
Carmel - Grow veggie garden
Cluedza - Reuse my coffee cup I got at the pledge day
Nicole - Reuse my coffee cup
Beart - Recycle my used/old papers
Sonia - Buy recycled content notebooks and lecture pads
Josh - Donate money to charities through work as part of a salary sacrifice
Savannah - Volunteer work for wildlife
Maria - Plant something native in my garden
Diane - Plant a native flower bed
Roseanne - Use paper bags when shopping
Lara - Stop using plastic bags
Jasmina - Stop using plastic bags at the shop
Sijana - Stop using plastic bags
Meryl - Reuse my coffee cups
Janette - Recycle and plant trees
Laura - Have 3 minute showers
Janet - Segregate my rubbish and recycle
Mary - Use renewable energy
Barbara - Use renewable energy at home
Melanie Joy - Recycle old books
Jerry - Carpool with class mates
Chandra - Use water in proper way
Karl - Use public transport as often as possible
Karla - Walk more often around local area than drive
Ashleigh - Recycle more and use more reusable containers
Mengyan - Use recycled products like paper
Djeddalyn - Throw garbage in the right bin, all the time
Dianne - Maintain a clean and green environment
Priyanko - Save electricity and water, recycle water
Tao - Save water and recycle
Heather - Use the correct bins to recycle items
Simon - Take shorter showers and ride bike instead of driving
Dino - Start a veggie patch at home. Teach kids to reduce, reuse, recycle
Loriate - Not use plastic bags when shopping. I will carry my reusable bag all the time
Madhu - Recycle products
Jacqueline - Reuse and recycle products
Maddison - Recycle more of the products I use
Tegan - Recycle more
Chloe - Reuse stuff at home and cut down on electricity
Janet - Walk more and save fuel
Nav - Do my own gardening especially vegetables
Lauren - Start a compost to reuse all our family food scraps
Megan - Support local fresh fruit businesses by purchasing their products
Chuz - Recycling is a good thing to save the environment
Rachel - Ride my bike or walk instead of driving my car
Chidera - I will walk to uni from the station rather than catching the shuttle bus to get more exercise
Daniel - Ride my bike more
Alyssa - Catch public transport everyday instead of getting a lift to the station
Grace - Limit the usage of paper
Sylvina - Recycle more paper
Lie - Use less plastic bags
Naymul - Try to reduce the use of plastics as much as possible
Samjhana - Try to reduce the use of plastic bags
Paul - Plant trees at my house and outside
Rea - Get active and take short showers
Amanda - Get active and healthy
Eumce - Minimize using plastic bags and opt to use recycled bags instead
Ash - Plant my veggie garden
Danielle - Drive my car less and walk more
Rachelle - Segregate and recycle. Minimise the use of plastic bags
Mark - Plant more trees
Mahathelge - Plant vegetables and save energy
Tammy - Stop using plastic bags
Kristelle - Recycle papers that can be used for crafts as decorations
Omon - Park my car and catch the train
Geresa - Reuse my water bottles
Ariane - Use green bag in Woolies/Coles instead of plastic bag
Jessica - Recycle and reuse, plant more trees
Vanessa - Reuse water bottles and use less packaging
Luz - Recycle my plastic bags
Di - Use public transport from Parramatta to Richmond
Joice - Car pool
Irene - Recycle plastic bags
Crianne - Recycle and take shorter showers
Abisha - Use more public transport
Kumba - Plant more vegetables to reduce the importation of food
Alfie - Use paper bags rather than plastic
Lie - Sort my garbage appropriately
Melanie - Reuse paper
McCullok - Limit packaged school lunch wrappers
Jenynn - Minimise using plastic and will use paper bags
Simone - Set-up a second veggie garden
Nadine - Stop using plastic bags and use re-useable bags
Rita - Use recyclable and biodegradable bags
Camille - Walk instead of driving to the shops
Oselyne - Use less plastic bags and buy less things in plastic bags
Megan - Use reusable green bags for shopping
Jenimay - Never, ever, ever, ever drive EVER!!
Cheryl - Recycle papers for printing and print on both sides
Renni - Try to reduce the amount of papers I use
Maria - Print paper only if needed
Lyn - Plant more plants in my backyard
Mich - Use a cup instead of running the water when I brush my teeth
Almas - Spend more time with my girls outdoors doing activities
Diana - Do more exercise
Lisa - Not to buy any more clothes for 6 months
Sam - Use a reusable coffee mug
Shannon - Turn the lights off when I leave the room
AJ - Catch more public transport
Amanda - Catch more public transport
Chris - Take shorter showers
Tajida - Do more gardening at home
Shatia - Have shorter showers
Vaideh - Use less water
Vinnie - Have shorter showers
Kate - Start a compost bin at home
Jo - Recycle more
Elysse - Stop buying bottled water
Pauline - Recycle more
Kathyn - Grow veggies and wash my clothes less
Aaron - Conserve water and power
Kelvin - Conserve water and not buy bottled water
Sabrina - Take shorter showers
Aleria - Buy local produce
Fads - Reuse bottles and bags
Melissa - Take shorter showers
Anthony - To recycle more at uni
George - Stop buying bottled water
Sabir - Quit smoking
Tri - Recycle more
Ranjeet - Recycle more
Emma - Buy only local fruit and vegetables
Tania - Recycle my study notes
Mukutar - Not to buy any more bottled water
Annie - Use less water
Kevin - Take shorter showers
Brenwyn - Have shorter showers
Mumiam - Catch public transport
Adarna - Recycling everything I can
Sheena - Catch more public transport
Lisa - Use less plastic bags
Sophorn - Use less water and electricity
Malithi - Use less plastic bags
Danny - Take shorter showers to save water
Iman - Recycle more
Zhore - Stop buying bottled water
Jennifer - Not use any more plastic bags
Samrand - Use less plastic bags
Gavin - Use water bottles instead of buying them
Hannah - Stop using plastic bags
Amra - Use less plastic bottles
Amy - Put my cigarette butts in the bin
Kate - Stop buying bottled water
May - Use less plastic bags
Shuebtarai - Recycle everything I can
Raven - Take public transport
Kamil - Take a reusable shopping bag with me
Shushul - Stop using plastic bags
Namson - Eat less and weed the lawn
James - Turn off the TV when I am not watching it
Charlie - Not use the computer once a week
Ellie - Recycle more bottles
Auishek - Use reusable bags
Doris - Sort my recycling
Michael - Have shorter showers
Asowe - Help wildlife
Aila - Catch public transport more and use less plastic bags
Natalie -Take my own shopping bags to the shops
Giles - Reuse my shopping bags and grow a herb garden
Lisa - Recycle more like my uni papers at home
Faedia - Grow my own fruit and vegetables and to recycle more
Darren - Use my car less
Sara - Start chemical free cleaning
Christina - Eat one extra non-meat meal weekly
Sidden - Buy a karma cup for my coffee
Matthew - Have shorter showers
Lourdes - Walk to work
Ryan - Take shorter showers
Eric - Have shorter showers to save water
Rangshui - Help needy people
Heaker - Walk to the shops
Benjamin - Walk to the train station
Kevin - Make a veggie patch
Drew - Use less water
Nadig - Recycle, compost and use less water
Jenmlu - Walk instead of driving to the shops
Kam - Stop using plastic bags
B - Throw my rubbish in the correct bin
Nicole - Reduce buying plastic water bottles
Louise - Use public transport more
Daniel - Catch the bus more often
Chris - Turn off my PC before I go to sleep
Daniella - Throw my rubbish in the correct bin
Nikola - Use public transport or carpool to uni
Ben - Stop throwing my rubbish out the window when I am driving
Matt - Drive less and catch public transport instead
Amriv - Use public transport and leave my car at home
Heathe - Use a drink bottle instead of a disposable cup/bottle
Vajira - Reuse more bottles and containers for craft for the kids
Emuaruel - Carpool with uni friends
Adwoa - Recycle at uni
Nacy- Try and reduce my air pollution
Rod - Recycle more
Nicholas - Put my rubbish in the red bin at uni
Bala - Plant trees
Jaikmisha - Recycle more at home and uni
Shimin - Save water, electricity and plastic bags
Leigh - Stop buying unneeded items
Eliza - Cut down on plastic bag use
Michael - Try to recycle more at work
Emma - Put my fruit and veg scraps in the compost bin
Sean - To drive less
Mitchell - Stop littering
Phillip - Recycle better
Moiika - Recycle paper and bottles
Samantha - Buy more eco-friendly appliances at home
Nathaniel - Reduce my carbon usage
Rabla - Use reusable bags
Ha - Use public transport to get to uni
Dyaan - Stop buying bottled water
Sarah - Plan my meals to avoid wastage
Malak - Fill up a bottle with tap water
Omar - Stop buying bottled water
Mana - Stop buying bottled water
Ammar - Stop drinking soft drinks
Yangsu - Stop wasting water and reduce waste thrown away
Abolu - Not drive my car any where under 5 kilometres away
Billy - Help disadvantage youth live a positive life
Marmave - Use a reusable coffee cup for my coffee
Saki - Use a karma cup for my coffee
Georgina - Stop buying bottled water
Arshebet - Stop buying water bottles
Bryanna - Stop using plastic shopping bags
Melissa - Start a worm farm
Madairon - Stop buying bottled water
Tarni - Recycle bags and drinking water bottles
Deena - Not to buy anymore bottled water
Stephaine – Put my rubbish in the bin
Monica - Ride my bike to uni
Zohirah - Use public transport instead of driving
Helsa - Plant a vegetable garden
Kristina - Use reusable containers for my lunch
Felia - Take shorter showers
Helal - Play more sport
Tessa - Not to buy anymore bottled water
Rachel - Reuse and recycle
Nissren - Start composting
Zhasli - To enjoy my time at UWS and be more environmentally friendly
Thi - Reuse my bags
Calm - Not buy bottled water
Zohal - Reuse my drink bottles
Ayok - Stop buying cigarettes
Ashyji - Stop smoking
Zenj - Learn more and study about the environment
Bou - Reuse my water bottle
Darren - Take shorter showers
Cavla - Recycle more
Katreen - Have shorter showers everyday
Yesmlha - Stop throwing my rubbish out the window
Mary - Use a material bag instead of plastic
Chirine - Give up smoking
Lu - To start walking more
Alex - To make a compost pile
Kathie - Remember to take and use my reusable shopping bags
Thank you to everyone who made a personal commitment to changing one or a number of aspects in their everyday lives to improve our local community and environment.
