Worm composting is a great idea since it will provide nutrient-rich soil for the college's landscaping. Also, you can't go wrong with condensed florescent lights and high-efficiency windows.
in addition to worm composting, look into mushroom composting because mushrooms are even being used to break down hair mats used to soak up oil spills and the mushrooms aren't even toxic afterwords.
That would be pretty cool - how about trying to tie a community garden in with it? Perhaps set up a couple compost bins for each dorm and then encourage them to either grow their own gardens or combine their compost for a larger community garden.
I go to the University of Florida, and a few ideas they've put into place here are: -Recently all of our dining halls have gone "Trayless"- this saves a ridiculous amount of water they normally spend washing the trays, and also causes less food to be wasted, because people pick up only what they can carry instead of everything they see (our dining halls are all-you-can-eat) -All of the grounds maintenance vehicles run on the 20% ethanol mix -There is a yearly campus wide challenge to see which dorm can conserve the most energy, and posters and things are placed throughout the halls to encourage people to turn off lights and computers and things when they aren't in use. Over this many people, the amount saved is always staggering. I believe the sororities and fraternities have similar challenges between the house buildings. - If every dorm room doesn't have a recycling bin or access to recycling facilities, implement a program to provide every room or at least every floor with its own bin.
So they grab pizza and then go back up for a mango? :) It probably saves the school a lot of food. I like that idea. I'm glad your school has these cool habits.
I would encourage more recycling and energy conservation. Which ever dorm is building recycles the most gets some sort of a prize, maybe the chance to enroll in a class of their choice for free?
Who knows, maybe if students signifigantly use less energy, maybe the price of room and board will drop a bit?
I bet I can recycle more then you! Lol.bandaidpornSeptember 19 2008, 17:16:16 UTC
I agree, recycling and energy conservation seems like a really good idea.
Having a contest on who can recycle the most, or use the least amount of energy sounds like a good way to get everyone involved and spark some friendly competition devoted to a good cause.
It's something that people can take with them even after they leave collage. If they get into the habit sooner, then they'll begin recycling more automatically later.
-Recycling Programs -Composting -Promoting sustantianable foods in your cafeteria/gardens that students can plant and share with the kitchen -Lighting to become more efficient, etc.
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If you think the judges will appreciate something more visible, you can talk about conservation landscaping, in which trees are planted strategically to cut down sun exposure in the summer and wind exposure in the winter. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homelandscape/energy/energy.html
If you're interested in enhancing the local habitat, there are great resources out there for native-plant projects for wildlife.
Good luck!
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-Recently all of our dining halls have gone "Trayless"- this saves a ridiculous amount of water they normally spend washing the trays, and also causes less food to be wasted, because people pick up only what they can carry instead of everything they see (our dining halls are all-you-can-eat)
-All of the grounds maintenance vehicles run on the 20% ethanol mix
-There is a yearly campus wide challenge to see which dorm can conserve the most energy, and posters and things are placed throughout the halls to encourage people to turn off lights and computers and things when they aren't in use. Over this many people, the amount saved is always staggering. I believe the sororities and fraternities have similar challenges between the house buildings.
- If every dorm room doesn't have a recycling bin or access to recycling facilities, implement a program to provide every room or at least every floor with its own bin.
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Who knows, maybe if students signifigantly use less energy, maybe the price of room and board will drop a bit?
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Having a contest on who can recycle the most, or use the least amount of energy sounds like a good way to get everyone involved and spark some friendly competition devoted to a good cause.
It's something that people can take with them even after they leave collage. If they get into the habit sooner, then they'll begin recycling more automatically later.
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-Composting
-Promoting sustantianable foods in your cafeteria/gardens that students can plant and share with the kitchen
-Lighting to become more efficient, etc.
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