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January Update: Sustainability Action Plan
Dear Emerson community, We are approaching the halfway point of our community-driven effort to create a new Sustainability Action Plan. With new climate predictions resulting in the call for even more urgent action on climate across all sectors, we are zeroing in on the highest impact activities Emerson can pursue. Our six working groups are […]
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What is waste diversion?
By Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga This week marks the start of the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste. Emerson has entered the waste diversion division of the competition this year. Waste diversion, or landfill diversion, is the process of diverting waste from landfills for uses such as recycling, composting, or repurposing. The main goal is […]
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December Weigh the Waste events brings in one pound of edible food waste per minute
By Eco Ambassador Katie Koenig On December 7, the Eco Ambassadors worked with the dining hall to set up tables with large, labeled bins to collect all the waste from that evening’s dinner period. Eco Ambassadors worked the tables, directing waste into organized categories, both to encourage dining-goers to properly dispose of their waste and […]
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Eco Ambassadors host Compost Concert event with WECB
By Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga On December 6, 2022 we hosted our first “Compost Concert” event on Emerson’s campus. Located in the Bill Bordy Theatre from 6 to 8 pm, the event centered around spreading awareness of Emerson’s compost initiatives around campus and celebrating the end of the semester through groovy music and vegan treats. […]
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Fall Swap and Shop donation drive — starting Wednesday!
By Eco Ambassador Ava Tribe Have any items you want to donate before winter break? Campus Services is organizing a fall semester donation drive for students to donate the following items: Clothing and accessories (please clean beforehand) Dorm items, including cleaning and laundry supplies Unopened non-perishable food Donation bins will be out from December 7th […]
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November Update: Sustainability Action Plan
Dear community, The Sustainability Action Plan process is officially underway! Over the past two weeks, each of our six working groups met for the first time. In these 90-minute meetings, the teams got to know each other, reviewed baseline information about where we stand on various sustainability metrics, and began brainstorming ideas for how to […]
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Preventing food waste on and off campus
By Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga Food waste is no joke. While it may not seem like the most thrilling topic to discuss, it’s an issue that every single one of us contributes to, whether we intend to or not. Having a “zero waste lifestyle,” a way of living where an individual aims to produce zero […]
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Green Film School Alliance more than doubles in size
The Green Film School Alliance (GFSA), of which Emerson is a founding member, recently added sixteen new member institutions, bringing total membership to 27 schools. The group, which is now comprised of institutions from seven U.S. states and four countries, is dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of film production. GFSA members are committed to […]
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Where does Emerson’s organic waste go?
By Eco Ambassador Katie Koenig Emerson’s Eco Ambassadors took a field trip to the Waste Management plant in Charlestown, Massachusetts on October 28. We visited their CORe facility and learned about their process for turning food waste into an organic slurry that is transported to the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District in North Andover. The wastewater […]
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Fall, 2022 Clean Out Your Office day recap
Last week, faculty and staff from across Emerson brought office supplies, electronics, books, and more to the fall, 2022 Clean Out Your Office (COYO) days. Held over two days in the Bordy Theater to accommodate hybrid work schedules, the event diverted an estimated 200 pounds of supplies from the trash stream. Archives staff were also […]
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