To request that the student community apply the principle of sustainable development in their everyday lives was the motto chosen by UniVERTcité, a student environmental committee at the Université de Montréal. Why you may ask? Because last year, in the Jean-Brillant Pavilion cafeteria, 252,123 disposable items including 55,904 coffee cups and 135,605 plates were thrown away. And once buried, the 11 tons of waste this represents produces methane gas, one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect. To curb this disturbing phenomenon, the members of UniVERTcité, all ardent defenders of nature, set up the Boire et s’alimenter écologiquement project which consists in reducing at the source the number of disposable cups and plates used on campus by replacing them with washable and reusable items. Thanks to this avant-garde initiative, the students have heightened awareness of the ecological issue and provided an incentive for developing new eating habits. A highly ingenious environmental action that has contributed to the greater well-being of the planet.