P2P Sustainability Education
Give + Go Green
Time to move out! But, wait, what will you do with all your stuff that's too expensive to ship but too valuable to toss? With the Department of Housing and Office of Environmental Stewardship, CU EcoReps bring you Give + Go Green. During move-out period, we'll have drop-off spots around campus. We'll even come to your place if you have big furniture you'd like to donate. Donated material goes to local charities, including the Manhattanville Salvation Army and Per Scholas, an electronics recycling organization. We take all sorts of things: furniture, electronics, canned or preserved food. Check the EcoBlog closer to move-out for more information!
The beautiful sign (made by wonderful Heather) on College Walk
Dump truck chock full'o goodness!
Just a sampling of the marvelous goods
Yes, that's a fridge.
That's the moneyshot, fellas.
From Environmental Stewardship Website, May 2006:
How many people does it take to change a light bulb in Woodbridge and Watt residence halls?
No joke. More than 600 inefficient incandescent bulbs were replaced with integrated compact fluorescent lighting during a spring 2006 student-managed lighting conservation effort.
Students who live in those buildings on 115th between Riverside and Amsterdam picked up the energy-efficient replacements in their lobbies during a program implemented by the student councils for Engineering and Columbia College, working with the University Housing Council.
The students offered to accelerate Columbia's lighting conservation program by replacing bathroom, torch and desk lights with the more energy efficient bulbs.
For example, not only will a 27-watt compact fluorescent bulb last about 9,250 hours longer than an incandescent bulb, it emits just as much light. Additionally, the halogen floor lamps are being replaced with overhead flourescent fixtures that provide better, more energy-efficient light.
Lighting upgrades in Schapiro and Hogan Residence Halls have also been completed. In Academic Year 2007, students plan to expand their program to the rest of Morningside's residence halls, perhaps moving on to administrative and academic buildings as well.