October is national Campus Sustainability Month! Here at UMass, we would like to celebrate by offering some tips & tricks to adopting a more sustainable lifestyle while helping to make a difference in our community!
- Reduce your water usage, we’re in a drought! Turn off the faucet when you’re brushing your teeth, wash only full loads of laundry, take shorter showers, and fill out an iService request for any and all leaks www.umass.edu/sustainability/water-conservation #UMassSavesH20
- Forget the plastic bottles, use a reusable bottle and fill it up at a hydration station
- Turn off lights when not in use, unplug devices that do not need to be charged
- Take the bus or ride your bus around campus – rent a bike through Bike Share for free by presenting your UCard to their office in 420 Student Union
- Compost your Grab n Go containers and food waste in the Campus Center, ILC, Roots, or by Franklin Dining Commons
- Bring any of your electronic waste to the receptacle in the lobby of the library
- Recycle! Double check to make sure none of these are in the recycling: plastic bags, styrofoam, plastic solo cups, compostable dining ware, and cardboard soda cases www.umass.edu/recycle/recycling_materialsguide.shtml
If you’re interested in getting more involved with sustainability on campus, consider joining one of many student groups; Eco-Rep, UMass Permaculture, Food Recovery Network, Gardenshare, The Climateers, P-NUT, Real Food Challenge, Net Impact, Protect our Breasts, Beekeeping Club, Green Building Council, UMass Student Farm, and so on!