February 2020 The sweetest of Valentine’s Day wishes to you! Somehow Valentine’s Day and solid waste management do not strike me as a match made in heaven. Valentine’s Day is mushy cards, fancy dinners, decadent chocolate, roses, and champagne. The following week, though, is sorted paper, mushy food scraps, wilted flowers and hard-to-recycle glass. At […]
Continue readingJoin the PLAN Team this Summer! This summer, we are bringing two interns to our Philadelphia office, as well as Fellows from campuses interested in participating in the ATLAS program. Not sure which option is best for you? read on! Photos from PLAN’s Summer Internship in 2018. Internship: Zero Waste Strategy Interns We are looking […]
Continue readingAASHE Connect | Bulletin | Events | Resource Hub | STARS Dear W, As we focus on 2020 and consider the priorities and goals for this year, we recognize the importance of continuing to strengthen our advocacy efforts; look more broadly at the definition of, and possibilities for, racial equity and social justice; and expand […]
Continue readingHere are the details for the MRF Plastics Sort which pays $15/hr. Date Time Location 1/27/20 9:00 am-3:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/28/20 9:00 am-3:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/29/20 2:00 pm- 8:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/30/20 (if needed) 2:00 pm- 8:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, […]
Continue readingOn October 9th, we had our 10th annual Trash Bash Waste Sort in the IDX Student Center at Champlain College. The Center for Service & Sustainability along with our Eco-Reps team sorted through collected samples from the Champlain bookstore, Eats, and Photo Lab. In total, we acquired 64.2 pounds of trash from these locations. We sorted […]
Continue readingHello Neighbors, Working at CSWD, I am surrounded by co-workers who are truly committed to reducing the amount of waste they produce. Reusable water bottles abound! At previous jobs, frozen meals were my routine. Peel the film back, pop it in the microwave and lunch is ready! My first week at CSWD, I continued my […]
Continue readingView this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Teen pregnancy and nighttime driving Vermont is the only state that doesn’t have mandatory nighttime-driving curfews and this may increase teen pregnancies, a new study finds. According to the research, states with stricter laws controlling new drivers have decreased fertility by 3–4% among mothers between the ages […]
Continue readingI’m excited to share that AASHE has released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports […]
Continue readingIt’s time to register for SZW19! Join us for Students for the Zero Waste Conference on Friday, October 11 to Sunday October, 13, 2019! Check out the video above to get a feel for the event. Register before September 13th for early bird registration rates Are you a student on a member campus? Log onto the member hub for a registration discount Interested in volunteering in exchange for free registration? Sign up here See you in Philadelphia and The […]
Continue readingAugust 2019 Hello Neighbors, Happy dog days of summer! In the July digest, I wrote about reducing food waste. This month I’m going to add on reuse, the second “R” in the Reduce/Reuse/Recycle mantra. A recent trip to my basement inspired–terrified may be a better word–me into making some changes. Bags of “someday” clothes litter my basement. Sound […]
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