Well haven\u2019t we been very lucky with this beautiful weather that we are having?! It might be a bit later than everyone hopes but it\u2019s here and it\u2019s glorious \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Believe it or not, there can still be a down side to this weather (not that I want to dampen anyone\u2019s high spirits!) but environmentally there\u2019s some things that we need to think about. As its been SOOO hot we really need to make sure that we are keeping hydrated at all times, this might not be super easy for everyone but it\u2019s really important to make sure that (as well as using plenty of sunscreen) we don\u2019t suffer from sun stroke or anything else because of it.<\/p>\n
An essential way to look after yourself during this heat is to make sure that you keep hydrated at all times by drinking plenty of fluids, and much to some peoples dismay our good old friend H2O is THE<\/u> best way to do this.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re probably wondering why is this a problem for the #environment<\/a>? Well it\u2019s because with more fluids needing to be drunk, the more people are buying drinks in plastic bottles, which then means more plastic bottles are being thrown away (and into the #recycling<\/a> please!). It\u2019s great that these are being #recycled<\/a> BUT we can do one better by preventing more waste by #reusing<\/a>\u00a0these plastic bottles instead.<\/p>\n Rather than buying a new drink each time your thirsty why don\u2019t you use that plastic bottle (or any type of refillable bottle) and fill it up with water instead? We have water fountains available around campus<\/a> and you can ask any of the eateries if they will fill your bottle up with tap water. This way you are helping to protect the environment and saving yourself money = happy all round!<\/p>\n I\u2019m not the only one that cares about this issue, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)<\/a> has been working on the Project Ocean<\/a> campaign #oneless<\/a> to reduce the amount of plastic bottles that are disposed of and go into the world\u2019s oceans which is having a detrimental effect on ocean wildlife.<\/p>\n ZSL London Zoo<\/a> and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo<\/a> have both taken action by phasing out all single use plastic bottles from their zoos and are offering boxed water and refillable \u2018Bobble\u2019 water bottles to refill around their zoos.<\/p>\n Another company that are also working hard to reduce their impact is Selfridges<\/a> which are the first UK retailer to have removed all single use plastic bottles from their food courts and restaurants, instead they are selling refillable water bottles which has seen a 1,780% increase in sales since 2014! Isn\u2019t that incredible!<\/p>\n Currently a lot of the action with #oneless<\/a> is very much concentrated to the city of #London<\/a> but why can\u2019t we bring that to #Kent<\/a>?! I think we can, and it\u2019s something that I really hope you will all start to do \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n If you have any questions about the campaign please sent me a tweet<\/a>, I would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Keeeeeep recycling University of Kent<\/a>, we can do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"