Each year as students move out of our Champlain Residence Halls, there is the opportunity to collect useful items for donation in the community as well as ensuring proper recycling protocol. If you are someone who wants to: a) make sure good things wind up in the hands of those who could use it, b) […]
Continue readingGreen Mountain Compost Facility Tour Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Depart campus at 12:30pm (meet by van behind Rowell Hall); return by 2:15pm Green Mountain Compost is where we send all of our food scraps from campus to be composted. In 2011, Chittenden Solid Waste District closed the doors on the Burlington site (formerly known as […]
Continue readingScreening of The Plastic Vagabond and Discussion with filmmaker Noé Sardet Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Alumni Auditorium Champlain College Noé Sardet, adjunct faculty at our Montreal campus, recently completed a 6 minute film called The Plastic Vagabond, funded by the Conservation Media Group (https://www.conservationmediagroup.org/blog/plastic-vagabond-takes-ocean-pollution) and shot aboard the Tara Expeditions https://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/en/). The Plastic Vagabond takes viewers deep into plankton ecosystems […]
Continue readingGreen Mountain Compost Facility Tour Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Depart campus at 12:30pm (meet by van behind Rowell Hall); return by 2:15pm Green Mountain Compost is where we send all of our food scraps from campus to be composted. In 2011, Chittenden Solid Waste District closed the doors on the Burlington site (formerly known as […]
Continue readingThere’s a lot going on at Green Mountain Compost as winter zigs and zags into spring: A big sale on compost, raised bed mix, and topsoil, plus 3 great job openings! GET A JUMP-START ON THE GROWING SEASON! Now through March 17, 2016, save 15% when you buy at least 2 cubic yards of bulk […]
Continue readingReduce, Reuse, Recycle: Making it Happen At School Being mindful of waste is good for the planet, is educational, saves you money, and adds strength to the social fabric of communities. Learn about the critical ingredients for success in managing recycling and reducing waste at schools, what the options are, and what compliance with Act […]
Continue readingYou may be interested to hear that Montreal is banning plastic bags as of the 1st of January 2018. There is also talk of addressing plastic bottles after this! Kind regards, Hannah — Hannah Cartmel | Residence and Activities Coordinator, Champlain Montreal Champlain College of Vermont – Montreal campus
These short videos are from one of our graphic design students, Dan Salerno. They are each less than 2 minutes long. Dear Starbucks. What Is Compost?
We are excited to announce that we, the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) are hiring for 6 summer internships and a Campus Coordination Summer Fellowship! Who we are: PLAN cultivates, educates and inspires the student-led zero waste movement. We inform students about the waste crisis and equip them with the necessary skills and resources to implement zero waste […]
Continue readingHappy new year! If one of your resolutions was to get more involved on campus or to do even more great work within our community, we invite you to participate in one of the Sustain Champlain committees. You can see all of the accomplishments of the Fall 2015 semester here, and this spring we’ll be […]
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