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  • Recap: Campus Race to Zero Waste

    By Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga It’s official! The nationwide Campus Race to Zero Waste competition ended on March 25, 2023 after running since January on campus here at Emerson College. After three months of non-stop events, hard work, and campaigning to promote waste diversion, the results are in. Before getting to how we did as…

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  • March Update: Sustainability Action Plan

    Dear Emerson community,  As March comes to an end, I’m writing to you with our monthly Sustainability Action Plan update. Our six working groups continue to make progress developing action plans to achieve the ambitious goals they have set and we can’t wait to share more with everyone soon.  This month, the working groups each…

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  • Library Love: an upcycled art competition

    By Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga On Wednesday, March 22nd, a semester’s worth of work and planning culminated in successfully hosting Library Love, an upcycled art competition in the CoLab space of the Iwasaki Library! For a few hours, students, faculty, and staff members came together to create and discuss sustainability on campus through crafting.  With…

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  • Weigh the Waste — March, 2023

    By Eco Ambassador Katie Koenig On Monday, March 20, Emerson’s Eco Ambassadors hosted the third Weigh the Waste event of the 2022-23 school year. Weigh the Waste is held to measure the amount of different kinds of waste students produce during an average dining period in the dining hall, in addition to recording students’ reasons…

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  • Earth Hour 2023

    On Saturday, March 25, Emerson will be participating in the 2023 Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change. We’ll be turning out the lights across campus from 8:30 to 9:30 pm as part of this global movement. Every member of the Emerson community—whether on or off campus—is encouraged to participate in whatever way they…

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