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We participate in a national waste reduction program, Recycle Mania. This recycling accounts for approximately 160 tons of waste being diverted from the landfill per year - CLICK HERE to get information on how the competition ran this year.
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Introduce "Eco to-go" reusable takeout program eliminating Styrofoam
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Go tray-less campus wide to promote waste minimization and water conservation
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Recycle cardboard, cans, office paper, printer cartridges, computer and electronic equipment, plastics and aluminum cans
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Purchase EPA compliant, Green Seal Certified, decomposable/recycled products when possible
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Use only recycled copy paper and Forest Stewardship Council certified stationary
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"Duplex print" utilizing both sides of paper and send mail electronically when possible to minimize paper waste
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Turn off office/work area lights when not being used for more than two hours and electronic equipment when not in use for more than four hours
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Host sustainable lunch or dinner stations each semester
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Recycle plastic bottles, aluminum cans and recyclable plastics at the SUB, Atrium Cafe and Java City @ Moody Library
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Provide recycling containers at catering events
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Transition to all decomposable paper products to eliminate Styrofoam
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Utilize environmentally friendly trash can liners
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Support an organic herb garden at the new McMullen Faculty Center
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Identify and serve sustainable, locally grown, organic, and vegan items at each residential restaurant
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Articulate planning system to reduce delivery truck cycle and carbon emissions
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Reduce landfill refuse through the use of pulverizing kitchen equipment
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Shut down kitchen equipment during non-operating periods
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Use computerized energy reduction ware-washing program in three residential locations and new McMullen Faculty Center
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Approved coffee grounds are collected from our dining locations and are used for composting at local worm farms in partnership with World Hunger Relief, Inc.
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Cooking grease and oils are collected for bio-diesel research
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An average of 700 pounds of lead, Ni-Cad and Li-ion batteries are recycled per quarter
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Truett Seminary is a pilot site for a structure embracing leadership in energy and environmental design. The building will use less energy, water, and natural resources and improve the indoor environment and uncover operating inefficiencies
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Eco-friendly detergents and chemicals are used in the dining locations
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Organic menu items and Eco-friendly paper products made from recycled materials are used in the residential restaurants
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Sustainable seafood products are offered in the residential restaurants
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Toner and printer cartridges are collected at various campus sites and picked up for recycling
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Green tipped florescent light tubes are properly disposed of
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Discarded machinery and other metal products are recycled at a local metal recycler
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Shredded tree limbs and other gardening refuse are collected for compost and reused in the campus landscape
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We purchase energy efficient commercial kitchen appliances (Energy Star Rated) where applicable
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Proper disposal of computer, cell phone and electronic equipment for recycling
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Compostable, non-Styrofoam, paper cups in the Student Union Building
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Fair Trade Coffee and Rain Forest coffees are offered in the dining facilities
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Residential restaurants are using EPA compliant pizza boxes, dinner boxes and napkins
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Eco-friendly hand towel and bathroom tissue products are used in the residential restaurants