Sustainability at AU: Your guide to keeping it green on campus

Do you need new furniture or equipment at your department or in your unit? Before you buy anything, check out AU ReUse: AU’s new internal webshop for used furniture, furnishings and equipment. It’s a digital reuse hub where staff can order stuff that’s no longer needed elsewhere at AU. Everything in the webshop is free – you only have to pay for shipping. Find out how to order on the webshop here

• If you’re going on a work-related trip in Denmark or abroad, follow AU’s travel policy – here you will find guidelines on choosing your means of transport and booking air and train travel. 
• Try to carpool. By sharing lifts you can help the climate. You can also sign up to AU’s carpooling club in the Ta’Med app, which makes it easy to give and find lifts to and from the university.
• If you choose carpooling, you're helping the climate. AU is looking into a solution that makes it easy to offer and find rides to and from work, studies, conferences, etc. AU has terminated the agreement with the carpooling service Ta' Med as of June 1 2025, due to low usage. This page will be updated with more information about a possible new solution. 
• The more than 10,000 bicycle parking spaces at AU makes it easy to find a spot for your bicycle. The university's campuses have several pumping stations so you can pump your tyres. See a map of AU’s bicycle parking spaces and pumping stations. 

• Use ordinary tableware in canteens and kitchens instead of single-use tableware whenever possible. 
• Sort single-use tableware and leftovers in the right fractions of waste. Read more about waste sorting at AU. 
• Reuse your plastic bags or use reusable containers when bringing food from home.
• Use your own thermos cup when getting coffee from the machines and coffeemakers in the Campus canteens. Often this is even cheaper than when you buy a cardboard mug for your coffee.
• Take advantage of the opportunity to take cheap food home – many canteens sell off their food at the end of the day.
• Keep an eye out for discounted food products – several canteens will reduce the price of products that are close to their expiry date.
• Check out the canteens’ growing selection of vegetarian meals.

Everyone can contribute to reducing AU's climate footprint by being mindful of their energy consumption when using the university’s campuses or other premises - including the use of IT equipment, file management, printers, lights, water and heating.

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