Ecobreves – MEXICO: A Green University

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MEXICO CITY, Mar 22 2010 (IPS) - The private Ibero-American University of Mexico is working to reduce its harm to the environment through the ambitious “Green Campus” program. “The aim in the first phase is to reduce the university's environmental impact,” Dulce Ramos, coordinator of the school's environmental program, told Tierramérica.

In operation since 2008, it comprises 10 areas, including water, energy, solid waste, and management of toxic materials.

One of the innovations for 2010 is the collection of electronic waste, like computers and cellular phones, and their recycling. For lighting, more efficient bulbs are used, and motion sensors were installed so that lights are not left on when nobody is around.

There is also a new wastewater treatment system, with output used to irrigate the campus's green areas.