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Weigh the Waste- February, 2024
Read more: Weigh the Waste- February, 2024By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy We’re back again with the results from our monthly Weigh the Waste event. Check out results from last month and read more details about the event here. At our Weigh the Waste on February 28, our overall waste decreased yet again! Total waste weighed in at 56 lbs, a significant…
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The Results are In: Waste Signage Focus Group Report
Read more: The Results are In: Waste Signage Focus Group ReportBy: Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy Ever stood stumped in front of the waste bins at campus, not knowing how to sort your takeout container from Backstage Cafe? Or maybe you’re running from one class to another with an empty chip bag in hand, only to find that signs are too hard to read and you…
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Day in the Life 1: What Does Carbon Neutrality Actually Mean?
Read more: Day in the Life 1: What Does Carbon Neutrality Actually Mean?By: Katie Koenig Officially, I’m the Research Sustainability Fellow at Emerson College. Functionally, that means I spend a lot of time on my computer, figuring out the most efficient way to word google queries to find the exact internet pages and websites I need for my current projects. Not a lot of my work is…
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Weigh the Waste- January, 2024
Read more: Weigh the Waste- January, 2024By Sustainability Coordinator, Jacqui Moy Welcome back, Emersonians, to another semester of Weigh the Waste! On Wednesday, January 24th, Emerson Sustainability Fellows held the first Weigh the Waste event of the spring semester. Like last semester, Sustainability Fellows and staff tabled on both floors of the dining hall from 6:30-8:00pm and helped diners sort their…
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Join the Race to Zero Waste!
Read more: Join the Race to Zero Waste!By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy Each year, Emerson competes in the Campus Race to Zero Waste (CR2ZW), a friendly competition between colleges and universities to identify the leading institutions in waste diversion. For eight weeks from January to March, Emerson and other colleges will be submitting waste data including weekly recycling, compost, and trash weights.…