Last semester, 10,731 students and staff participated in the “NUS Votes Earth!” campaign to vote for the extension of 3 environmental initiatives on campus.
More than 7000 of you voted “YES” to each of the 3 initiatives, above and beyond our initial target of 5000!

The results for each initiative are as follows:

		71.5% voted for the phasing out of free plastic bags in NUS
		87.7% voted to mandate double-sided submission for NUS assignments/official documents
		80.4% voted to reinforce 25 degrees air-conditioning in lecture theatres

Not just talk - Follow up on the 3 initiatives

With such strong support from the NUS community, the Office of Estate and Development Retail and Dining Division has agreed to to phase out free plastic bags in all canteens in NUS Kent Ridge campus.
From 18th January 2010, all canteen stalls will charge 10 cents for each plastic bag requested for takeaways* to encourage people to bring their own bag or simply refuse to take one.

With the support of the Office of Provost, double-sided printing for our assignments will be strongly encouraged across all NUS modules. A more detailed announcement with regards to this policy will be released within the next 2 weeks.

SAVE will continue to work with the Office of Estate and Development and the Office of Environmental Sustainability to follow up on the 25 Degrees policy.

SAVE would like to thank all students and staff who took part in the voting. Your voice is instrumental in the decision to extend these policies on campus. Each individual action, no matter how small, is a reaffirmation of NUS’ commitment to fight climate change.

For feedback and enquiries with regards to the campaign, please contact us at nussusave@gmail.com

*This applies to plastic carrier bags with handles. The transparent plastic bags that are in direct contact with the food will not be charged. Just like in the NUS Co-op, all proceeds collected from the sale of the plastic bags will be deposited in a coin box at the cashier's counter and will go to the Rebate2Earth fund to support future environmental projects in NUS.

The YEE programme seeks to develop a core group of YEEs between the ages of 17 and 35 years to lead, promote and encourage their peers to take ownership of their environment and lead more environmentally-sustainable lifestyles. The programme complements the existing, and through the workshops, YEEs will gain deeper insights into environmental issues, and improve their communication and project management skills to take on proactive leadership roles for the environment.