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Surrey
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Our monthly e-newsletter, Eco-Bytes provides the latest sustainability-related news and events. Peruse the latest editions below or search for previous stories in our eco-bytes archive.

Wear a Jumper, turn the heating down!

November-December 2012 (issue 45)

Scary Jumper Day, Green Christmas, Eco-bytes evolution/Survey, Student Switch Off photo shortlisted, Green Impact Awards, Sustainability Forum, Thames Underwater clean-up, Sustainable Procurement Training, Hub expertise on offer, courtyard redevelopment, Hub office move, Scope 3 emissions, ways to get Involved, Travel Survey, Food Waste Fashion, Sustainable Development Research Network, Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers.

Bicycle road sign

October 2012 (issue 44)

Travel Week, Green Impact, Book now (The Future for Town Centres), Travel Survey, New reporting line, KU biodiversity alerts, No waste to landfill, LED lighting, Mayor’s Low Carbon Prize 2013, RAF, Fashion student work, Classified Ads, BookSmart, Abundance project, Samsara, New Book 'the Nature of Business'.

Chart showing the electricity consumption of the Penrhyn Road Tower Block over the week Monday 13th August to Sunday 19th August 2012

September 2012 (issue 43)

Energy Metering, waste and recycling, Goodbye Beilin and Jason, Saffron Organic shortlisted, social isolation project, Bat Boat Trip, Think in Kingston on Money, Riverside Vegetaria restaurant.

LUEG AGM creative minutes

August 2012 (issue 42)

REDESIGN for a circular economy, Cross Pollination, Green Growth Bootcamp, Students make a Green Impact, Kingston flood expert on SKY, paperless payslips, LUEG AGM, Sharing Best Practice, LiFE index update, Love Food Surrey campaign, Save the date (The Future for Town Centres).

Kevin McCloud presents Neil Jennings with the award

July 2012 (issue 41)

Student Switch Off campaign wins an award, Beilin and Jason join the Hub, Green Job hunting, People and Planet Green league Award ceremony, Green Impact: recruiting student auditors, Smart Communities' First anniversary, Sustainable fashion and design at KU, Kingston Trails Launch, Students propose plans for a more lively Kingston, Graduate’s Edible Bus Stops transform London bus route, Sustainability Forum upcoming meeting, Recommended readings.

Anne-Kathrin Schoettle, Jonathan Pye-Finch, members of the team who won the Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Prize competition

June 2012 (issue 40)

People & Planet Green League Table Results, PR courtyard design, Green Impact update, Researcher in Sustainable Architecture Wins Prize, donations in Student Halls, Spider at KH, Chaplaincy activities, New Postgraduate Research Society.

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