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December Weigh the Waste events brings in one pound of edible food waste per minute
Read more: December Weigh the Waste events brings in one pound of edible food waste per minuteBy 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
Read more: Eco Ambassadors host Compost Concert event with WECBBy 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!
Read more: 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: Donation bins will be out from December 7th to the 16th in the locations listed below. Upon returning to campus, students will have the…
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November Update: Sustainability Action Plan
Read more: November Update: Sustainability Action PlanDear 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
Read more: Preventing food waste on and off campusBy 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…