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Weigh the Waste Results Show decreases in Dining Hall Food Waste!
By Sustainability Coordinator, Jacqui Moy Now that another academic year has come to an end, so has another year of Weigh the Waste events. By now, you might know what’s to come when you see our Emerson sustainability staff tabling up and downstairs in the dining hall during dinner time. Every month, staff help diners…
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Emerson increases waste diversion by over 20%
By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy Our Spring 2024 Campus Race to Zero Waste (CR2ZW) programming has officially come to an end! CR2ZW is an eight-week waste reduction and diversion competition between colleges and universities in North America. We have been tracking Emerson’s waste data, hosting a wide variety of waste-related events, and launching our internal…
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Recap: 2024 Teach In on Sustainability
By Jen Lamy, Associate Director of Sustainability Last week, Emerson College hosted its second annual Teach In On Sustainability. Over three days, students, faculty, staff, and guests came together to discuss Emerson’s role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s theme was sustainability jobs and careers. What kinds of jobs might Emerson…
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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.…
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Calling all Volunteers and Free Food Lovers: Sign Up for Waste Signage Focus Groups!
By: Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy Waste signage around campus is crucial to improving sorting of different types of waste. You can find this signage all around campus by compost, recycle, and trash bins explaining what items go in each bin. We recognize that these signs can be confusing! Sometimes they don’t include a picture of…
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Clean Out Your Office Day: 2023 Recap
By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy On October 18th, as part of Campus Sustainability Month, Emerson Sustainability and the Emerson Archives and Special Collections team collaborated to hold the fall Clean Out Your Office Day (COYO for short)! This is a biannual event held each semester where members of the Emerson community can drop off unwanted…
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Coming up: Fall, 2023 Clean Out Your Office (COYO) day
Calling all faculty and staff! Are you looking for a festive way to celebrate Campus Sustainability Month this October? Do you have some old office supplies you’re not using anymore? Or are you looking for the perfect stapler for your desk? Join sustainability staff on Wednesday, October 18, for our fall Clean Out Your Office…
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Vegan catering suggestions near campus
Interested in pursuing Emerson’s Green Event Certification? Just want to provide delicious plant-based food for your gathering? We’re here to help! Along with the many vegan options offered by Bon Appétit for campus delivery, many local eateries offer great plant-based food options for any size or style of event. Check out the guide below for…
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October is Campus Sustainability Month
Happy fall! October is Campus Sustainability Month. Check out the list below for a rundown of all the opportunities we’ll have for you throughout the month related to sustainability. Be sure to sign up for Project Green Challenge before it starts on October 1! There will be prizes every day. Oct. 1 – 31 (Sign…
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Weigh the Waste — April, 2023
By Eco Ambassador Katie Koenig The final Weigh the Waste event of the year took place on April 26, Stop Food Waste Day. Eco Ambassadors ran the usual routine—tables out upstairs and downstairs with labeled, plastic tubs for weighing waste during the dining period—one last time before the end of the school year. This time,…
