2. Campus Sustainability
• President Monaco
noted Tufts
commitment to
sustainability
2011
• Campus
Sustainability Council
is created
• Fletcher
Sustainability Council
created
2012 • Final Campus
Sustainability
Report is released
2013
• Tufts continues its
efforts on
sustainability through
the Eco-Ambassador
program, Eco-reps
and more!
2015 & on
19. Participate!
Fletcher Sustainability Council
Green Student events w/Katie Mulroy
Fletcher Green/FLEC – Fletcher
Energy Consortium
Fletcher Net Impact
20. What can you do to be more
sustainable?
Use cut up scrap paper instead of post it notes and print double
sided.
Turn computers, projectors and monitors off at night - the lights
too!
Take the stairs
Use reusable water bottles, mugs, plates, cups, silverware, recycled
products
Use more public transportation, walk or ride your bike when
travelling
Purchase local food/food from green businesses (Farmer’s Markets,
etc.) or join a farm share CSA (World Peas & Enterprise)
Unsubscribe from Junk Mail list!
28. 7. Name 3 things you can do to be more
sustainable.
29. 8. Name one way to avoid using
unrecyclable plastic film.
Hinweis der Redaktion
Mention the trivial game and race and prizes!!
Sustainability is heavily ingrained within the University and Tufts culture. Sustainability was identified as a key strategic priority by President Monaco when he assumed office, and he created the President’s Campus Sustainability Council which met throughout 2012. They then issued the Campus Sustainability Council Report in Spring 2013 that renewed Tufts’ commitment to environmental sustainability and set new goals for the university to achieve. Sustainability is also particularly important to Fletcher, which has created its own school sustainability council.
Don’t look stupid and lost in front of these bins! Learn the proper way to recycle.
Let’s go through a quick refresher of what goes in each bin. We’ll start with the paper and cardboard. Here are some of the key items that go in it.
Paper
And you don’t have to worry about taking staples out before recycling paper
Colored paper
Glossy paper and magazines
Newspaper
Notebooks. And those with spiral or other bindings are OK to put directly in the bin
And folders
Other items that go in the paper & cardboard recycling bin include:
Envelopes
And envelopes with plastic windows are OK to put directly in the bin
Paper bags
Paper plates that are relatively clean and free of food waste
Paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls
Cardboard, ideally broken down
Boxes, like cereal boxes
And soft cover books
Here are some of the key items that go in the glass, metal, and plastic recycling bin:
Aluminum and tin items, such as
Empty cans, that are free of food waste
Empty soda cans
Tin foil
And foil takeout containers without food waste in them
All rigid plastics should also go in the bin, including:
Plastic takeout containers
Empty plastic cups
Empty milk or juice cartons
Empty yogurt cups
Plastic utensils
And empty plastic bottles, including soda, juice, and water bottles
Please note that plastic bags, including plastic grocery bags and Ziploc bags should not be placed in the glass, metal, and plastic recycling.
Other items that go in the bin include empty glass bottles and empty aerosol cans
Now onto the trash. Items that go into the trash include:
Ziploc or other sandwich bags
Plastic grocery bags
Plastic wrap and plastic film
And bubble wrap and other packing materials
Why can’t plastic film be recycled?
Reusable sandwich and snack bags “Lunch Skins”
Food safe fabric, BPA free, phathalate free
Can buy at Wholefoods, Amazon
Other items that go in the trash include
K-cups
Food wrappers
Tissues
Plates that are heavily soiled with food waste
Styrofoam cups
And Meat and dairy food waste.
In addition to the three key waste bins, there are a couple of other options for waste disposal at Tufts. One is the compost. These public bins can’t take meat and dairy items, but they do accept food items like banana peels, apple cores, and egg shells, along with paper towels, tea bags, and coffee grounds. If composting is not available, these items should go in the trash.
Compost is located in Mugar Cafe
Here are a few items that are a little more tricky to dispose of.
A paper coffee cup with a plastic lid – which bin should it go in?! Separate the lid from the cup, and place the plastic lid into the glass, metal, and plastic recycling bin; and then place the cup (make sure it’s empty!!) into the paper and cardboard recycling bin.
Pizza boxes. They’re made of cardboard, but they’re also typically greasy and covered with food waste. How should you handle them? Start by ripping the top off of the bottom. Typically only the bottom of pizza boxes, where the pizza has been sitting, is actually dirty. So the bottom of the box can go in the trash, or the compost if it’s available. The top, that’s usually almost completely clean and free of food waste, can then be put in the paper & cardboard recycling bin.
Light bulbs (CFLs), batteries, small ink cartridges, and other small electronics like old smart ipods can all be recycled in the Battery recycling bins.
Where can I compost? Mugar café if you’re wondering. If you haven’t already noticed, Mugar café has a large sign that clear shows how to recycle. Make sure you return any chinaware or utensil back to Mugar cafe
Why not proudly represent Fletcher and Tufts with reusable water bottles? Newly installed this February 2014, this water fountain will prove useful for quenching thirst after a 3 hour long class. There are also goose neck fountains on the 4th floor and up.
TuftsBikes: Tufts’ own bike share program, through which you can rent bike, helmets and locks FOR FREE at Tisch Library for up to 8 hours.
Hubway: Metro Boston’s bike share program. There is a station at the intersection of Packard Ave. and Powder House Blvd (it is seasonal). Other Hubway stations in close proximity to Tufts include Powder House Square and Davis Square.
MBTA: Fletcher students can get discounted MBTA passes during the fall and spring semesters. There are MBTA buses that go to Tufts from Harvard Square (#96), Porter Square (#96), and Davis Square (#96 & 94). Through bursars office. Charlie Cards give you a $0.55 discount over paper cards.
Davis Square Shuttle: Free Tufts shuttle that connects Davis Square and Tufts. It has an online tracker, so you can tell when it’s coming.
Zipcar: Fletcher students can get discounted Zipcar memberships for only $15. There are several Zipcars on campus, including a minivan, and there is a Zipcar in the Blakely parking lot.
FSC – a group of students and staff are working together to promote environmentally sustainable practices and serve as advocates for change at Fletcher
Flec/Fletcher Green – student run organizations dedicated to informing the student body on international environmental and energy related issues through guest speakers, debates, and educational field trips
Fletcher Net Impact is a community that host events, speakers, networking opportunities, and field trips focused on sustainability, social responsibility, innovation and global shared value.
TSC is an organization at Tufts that works to strengthen sustainable practices throughout the campus community with various events and project. Sign up online. Bring together all sustainability related groups and organizations to collaborate and share info.
TEF – discussions surrounding all aspects of the global energy industry.
CEA -a service provided by the City of Cambridge to help residents invest in making their homes and buildings more efficient–saving energy, water, and money. Provide free energy audits to help you figure out better energy efficient measures.
Ask questions here! Two farm shares (world peas and enterprise) drop off at the office of sustainability in miller hall basement. Very useful if you cook, don’t have a car, more convenient than go to grocery store.
Have student volunteers come up and place waste into proper bin. Perhaps call each other out or have a race for prizes. First 100 students to receive free charlie cards, some with free round trip. Winners of trivia game/race receive water bottles
Divide room into 2. Help your team mate get it accurate.
