Romi Levine
News Reporter

Humber is gearing up for a week of on-campus events to celebrate and promote Earth Week, which kicks off this Monday.
The annual event, organized by HSF and the college’s sustainability committee, is meant to educate and inform students on environmental issues beyond what they already know, said HSF programming director Aaron Miller.
The week will feature two lectures, one by Bob Willard, an expert on the business of sustainability, and one by former astronaut Roberta Bondar who has written environmentally friendly school curriculums. Each lecture will take place in the student centre on April 19 and 20, respectively.
Other Earth Week events include a campus clean up and themed days like “Trayless Tuesday” where trays are removed from campus eateries in order to conserve the energy it takes to wash them with hot water, said sustainability committee member and arboretum director Melanie Sifton.
Miller said Humber is making an effort to be environmentally friendly beyond Earth Week, and also said the college should consider going one step further by following the lead of other post-secondary institutions by implementing programs such as water bottle bans.
Manager of purchasing services and sustainability, Emily Eyre, said the sustainability committee is working to expand its responsibilities, using Earth Week to try out different green projects like the introduction of compost bins.
Eyre said she recognizes there is still a lot Humber can do to become more sustainable, but admits the process takes time.
“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” she said. “You’ve got to do it right.”