The Pharmacology & Therapeutics Green Committee will create in the department a more sustainable environment in which to work and socially interact. It will also welcome and encourage any individual or group efforts to reach these goals so that the community as a whole benefits from their actions.

The Pharmacology & Therapeutics Green Committee is a departmental-based committee of graduate students and staff from the department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at 捆绑SM社区. Its aims are to:

• Reduce waste production by labs, administrative offices and individuals in the department;
• Encourage eco-friendly behaviours;
• Raise awareness on sustainable issues.

We believe that we as individuals can decrease our environmental footprint and have a positive impact on environmental issues within our department, 捆绑SM社区 and our community as a whole.

A. Decrease the amount of waste produced by Labs听

• Provide designated recycling bins to be distributed within the department with the goal of encouraging the recycling of PLASTIC waste from labs (e.g. bottles, pipette tip boxes, packaging, etc.) 鈥� coming in the Fall of 2009
• Identify and advertise companies that:
  1. DO NOT use styrofoam packaging
  2. DO re-use styrofoam packaging
  3. DO offer greener alternatives for both equipment and products commonly used in the department
• Work towards CONSOLIDATING orders from the same company amongst laboratories in the department 鈥� Very long-term goal

B. Make the Department more "GREEN鈥� in general听

• Reduce STYROFOAM usage at seminars, in addition to departmental events and meetings
• Create recycling points (social room and near elevators) with divided categories for paper/cardboard AND glass/plastic

C. Encourage Eco-friendly behaviors in the Department and at home

• Inform the department on where, why, how, and what to recycle.
• Encourage 鈥渞e-thinking" the environment - Examples

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• Current Committee Members:

  Gauthier Schang
  Han听听(Aileen)听Yan
  Jennifer Sung
  Nazem El Husseini
  Raquel Farias
  Diana Mejia
  David Kalant

• Alumni:
  Sebastien Boridy
  Tina Scardochio
  Yasaman Zarbafian (Undergrad rep.)
  Ava Schlisser
  Dongsha Wang
  Gayane Machkalyan
  Kevin Neibert
  Jeff Haines
  Sophie-Anne L'Amour