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Eco Ambassadors host Compost Concert event with WECB
By 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!
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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Preventing food waste on and off campus
By 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…
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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
Last 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
By 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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Esplanade cleanup recap
By Eco Ambassador Ava Tribe On September 16, Emerson Sustainability (housed in Campus Services), Emerson Green Collective, and Emerson’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter joined with the Esplanade Association to clean up Boston’s Charles River Esplanade. Students and faculty met in the 2 Boylston Place Alley and walked over to the Esplanade to meet Esplanade…
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The 411 about K-Cup Recycling
This article is cross-posted with the Emerson staff newsletter people@Emerson. You may have noticed that most offices at Emerson College have Keurig single-cup coffee machines. You may have also noticed that those machines create a lot of waste—those K-Cup bins fill up fast! Learn more below about the waste associated with single-cup disposable coffee pods…
