Why it was needed

To show Studnets at Middlesex University just how much energy goes into the production of things and how trhey can make small changes that will have a big impact on the environment.

What's being done

The main focus of the event was to be the blenda venda bicycle powered smoothie bike- it's really visual and a great way for people to actually see energy going into something. Students actually rode the bike in order to power a blender, at the end opf a 30 second bike ride they got a smoothie. Aswell as this I organised flyers, handed out reusable shopping bags, hippo water savers (special bags that go into the cistern of a toilet and save 30% of the water every time you flush!) we also gave out junction 49 pens as they are all made out of recycled materials.

How it started

The day was a success thanks to all the volunteers who came along and helped. They were absolutely fantastic and I hope that they will all get incvolved with running there own Junction 49 projects soon.

More

I started by looking at the feedback cards that were filled in from freshers fair so as to come up with an event that would interest students. A lot of people were passionate about environmental issues and recycling so I thought this would be a good opportunity to get students involved in volunteering in somethihng they cared about and also to spread the word about junction 49.