Campus Sustainability

Resources

Bring your own mug to the café.

IMPACT: Every year, Americans drink more than 100 billion cups of coffee; of those, 14.4 billion are served in disposable p;aper cups…enough to wrap the entire earth 55 times end-to-end! (SOURCE) »More Tips

Bring reusable bags to the grocery store

IMPACT: If Californians cut their plastic bag waste in half, it would save over 2,000 barrels of oil a day – over 800,000 barrels a year – and keep 73,000 tons of rubbish out of our landfills. Source: Californians Against Waste » More Tips

Flip the switch

Turn off lights, microwaves, or any other electric devices when you leave the room or house.
IMPACT: You can save over ½ million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions every year by turning off your lights for an hour per day. (Source) » More Tips

Bright idea

Replacing one incandescent light bulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent bulb means 1,000 pounds less carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere and $67 dollars is saved on energy costs over the bulb's lifetime. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Alliance to Save Energy » More Tips

Power down

For example, if all the world’s 1 billion PC’s were powered down for just one night – it would save enough energy to light up New York City’s Empire State Building – inside and out – for more than 30 years Source: 1E Energy Awareness Campaign » More Tips