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The vertical garden planted in old carpets that line the walls to keep the temperature inside the kitchen low in the summer is one of the innovative projects created by the guardians of HortaFCUL - Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and has been in the news!
Here: LusaVideo: Garden planted in carpets covers walls and maintains temperature in FCUL's kitchen (edited) | Watch
And here: Garden planted in carpets lines walls and maintains temperature in FCUL's kitchen
Separate collection of textiles mandatory on January 1st. Not all municipalities are prepared
From the first day of 2025, all European Union member states will have to ensure the selective collection of textiles and Portugal is no exception. In order to comply with the Brussels directive, the General Waste Management Regime (RGGR) establishes that until that date municipalities ... Read more.
Recycling? Try upcycling instead!
HortaFCUL and CIÊNCIAS "rescue and resurrect" wood from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. The material recovered were wooden pieces of old furniture that served for years as the archive of the FMUL classrooms. With the indispensable support of the Office of Health, Sustainability and Safety (G3S), about 1.5 tons of shelves, shelves and other structures were packed in an open box van towards PermaLab.
Learn more here
Contest "Let's give a second life to banknotes" - Applications until February 14
The competition, promoted by Banco de Portugal, aims to encourage and involve society in the development of prototypes that allow the reuse of waste euro banknotes that do not meet the quality requirements to remain in circulation. Alternative solutions to incineration that are environmentally sustainable and value-generating are sought.
For more information, see the contest regulations, calendar and FAQs.
We all see umbrellas that are improperly abandoned, everywhere, as soon as autumn-winter begins!
Have you ever stopped to question whether there is a better solution to avoid wasting these resources?
The Faculty of Sciences of ULisboa has 2 (two) collection points available, where you can leave the damaged umbrellas that you find on your way.
Later the Eco-Social Nucleus and AEFCL will hand them over to R-Coat so that they can work their magic and reuse these resources to make new products such as raincoats and hats!
You can find these collection points in the C5 building, in front of the HortaFCUL stand and also at the entrance of the C6 building, next to the globe!
UNESCO Survey - Empowering women and promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
UNESCO, in collaboration with Gender Scan, has launched an initiative to better understand the motivations and challenges faced by STEM students and professionals. This survey addresses issues such as harassment, obstacles to leadership and the pay gap.
FCUL's CiclOficina helps bike users repair their bikes for free and create a culture of using bicycles as urban transport. CiclOficina is for everyone and aims to involve bicycle users in their repair, thus allowing progressive learning.
Every Wednesday from 18:00 to 20:00 in Building C3, floor 1, Science ULisboa.
Other events in the field of Sustainability
SOCLIMPACT (www.soclimpact.org) is a research and innovation project from Horizon 2020 that aims to model and assess the impacts of climate change and the ways of adapting to climate changes, for case studies covering 11 islands and European archipelagos. Ciências ULisboa, through FC.ID, was the Insular Focal Point for the Autonomous Region of the Azores and coordinated the work package for creating the Adaptation to Climate Change paths.