In an effort to inspire incoming freshmen students to go green, the University of Virginia Bookstore and Housing Division have filled demonstration green dorm rooms full of eco-friendly products.
These green dorm rooms, which have everything from Seventh Generation trash bags and paper towels to green energy efficient microwaves, will be an alternative to traditional dorm rooms, which usually ignore sustainability efforts.
Recently, we saw the Plastiki – a sailboat made out of 12,500 plastic bottles – complete its 15,000 km journey from San Francisco to Sydney. The publicity surrounding this event has been used to highlight the perils facing the oceans and one of them is plastic waste.
Universities around the country are doing everything they can to become a green campus. From the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ campaign to using naturally fueled buses, being an eco friendly campus is not only the “in” thing, but the smart thing.
There are plenty of things that universities have been doing, but there are also items that individual students can do to make a green campus thrive and support having an eco-lifestyle. Here are 10 environmentally friendly ideas for dorm rooms, apartments and campus life in general to make your campus a more eco friendly campus.
Everyone is looking to save a buck or two these days… but saving some time wouldn’t be too bad either. Advertising a green campus while keeping up with your classes and lifestyle can be a challenge, but here are 5 eco friendly living tips that will shave off a few dollars – and a few hours – from your hectic life.
This is the time of year where universities are bombarded with high school juniors and seniors looking into the universities they want to apply to or have already been accepted to. Parents and students alike come prepared with tons of questions to ask campus representatives. One question that previous representatives haven’t had to prepare was the sustainability question: Is your campus a green campus?
From environmental engineering to climate activism, careers in the “green” field are growing by leaps and bounds. Whether you’re looking to change professions or are just getting started on your education, the environmental industry shows a promising future. Accredited online universities are keeping up with this fast-paced industry by offering numerous areas of study for those green-minded students.
According to the National Geographic documentary Human Footprint, Americans consume about 989,985,594,240 half gallons of milk over the course of a lifetime. This is good news because it shows that we are staying healthy by consuming milk, but it’s also bad news because it means we are creating more waste when we throw these plastic milk jugs away.
Most people cringe at the word diet, but no matter if you’re a struggling senior with a budget only for Ramen Noodles, or a senior trying to make the world a little better for your grandkids, these five (and a half) eco-friendly diets will help not only your waistline go down, but your carbon footprint as well.
Becoming eco-friendly in the world today is gaining in popularity in every age group. Making the choice to buy organic and bio-friendly products can be costly, which is not always an easy option for starving college students. Be the hero, and show the campus how to be Earth conscious with these green campus savvy tips.
Banana peels are famous for causing slips, but now scientists find they could keep pollutants from slipping into your water.
