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Where does Emerson’s organic waste go?
Read more: 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
Read more: Fall, 2022 Clean Out Your Office day recapLast 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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New sustainable detergent sheets now available for Emerson students
Read more: New sustainable detergent sheets now available for Emerson studentsBy Eco Ambassador Ava Tribe A new sustainable system for washing your laundry has just been installed in the Little Building! Instead of using pods or liquid detergent, you can now use laundry detergent sheets from a dispenser in the building’s lobby. Using these laundry sheets from this system is both environmentally friendly and cost-efficient.…
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Emerson students attend the annual Sustainable Student Leadership Symposium
Read more: Emerson students attend the annual Sustainable Student Leadership SymposiumBy Eco Ambassador Ava Tribe On November 5th, Eco Ambassadors Ava Tribe and Katie Koenig represented Emerson at the annual Sustainable Student Leadership Symposium. The Eco Ambassadors traveled to the symposium at UMass Dartmouth with Boston University students. The all-day event included sustainability representatives and leaders from Boston University, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, UMass Amherst,…
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Local food at Emerson
Read more: Local food at EmersonBy Eco Ambassador Anna Arriaga Sometimes, eating at a college dining hall can be weird: not watching your food be cooked, not knowing where the ingredients are sourced from, and not even being able to serve yourself can make it feel like you’re constantly eating at a restaurant. Fortunately, as an Emerson student, you can…