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www.princeton.edu/~greening [email protected]
Look for recycled paper notebooks
at the UStore. After 2 meetings with the folks
who run the UStore, they decided to sell “Greening
Princeton” notebooks!
Our work with University Dining Services has expanded menu offerings of natural, organic and local foods.
Pollution & Resources Saved by thePrinceton University Paper Policy
2005 Data Prepared by Greening Princeton using Environmental Defense Paper Calculator
880 353 527 3,646tons tons tons trees
10,170 7,475 2,695 30million BTU's million BTU's MBTU's homes/year
7,312 6,955 357 65pounds pounds pounds 18-wheelers
1,540,504 1,142,698 397,806 36lbs CO2
equiv.lbs CO2
equiv.lbs CO2
equiv. cars/year
5,011 4,240 770 3pounds pounds pounds 18-wheelers
3,326 2,494 832 74pounds pounds pounds buses/year
460 208 253pounds pounds pounds
1,418 858 560pounds pounds pounds
87 35 52pounds pounds pounds
5,580,487 3,847,878 1,732,608 3gallons gallons gallons swim. pools
2005 Paper What we are savingAll Virgin
Total Energy
Wood Use
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Greenhouse Gases
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Particulates
Haz. Air Pollutants
Wastewater
Sulfur (TRS)
Vol. Organics (VOCs)
PAPER AND PURCHASINGPAPER AND PURCHASINGGreening Princeton’s 1st project was 100% pcw recycled paper.
We began working with the Purchasing Department in 2001. We encouraged individual offices around campus to begin purchasing recycled paper, ran blind trials and took surveys of findings and opinions. We helped dispel misconceptions about recycled paper quality, and worked directly with
to Aspen 100, their 100% pcw product. We then convinced the Provost to adopt a 100% pcw purchasing mandate, presenting a report on current paper usage & working closely with the Princeton Environmental Oversight Committee. (web.princeton.edu/sites/peoc/ ) The school-wide mandate went into effect 4/1/2004. Our next goals: green cleaning products & carpeting.
Boise to improve their product. Purchasing negotiated a price break with Boise if the entire school switched
more info: http://www.princeton.edu/
~greening/paper.html
22.9%Yale University25
23.4%Dickinson College24
24.5%UMass Amherst23
25.3%Brigham Young22
25.4%University of Vermont21
26.7%Harvard University20
26.8%Portland State University19
27.4%Ohio University18
28.7%Grinnell College17
29.3%Princeton University16
29.4%Mount Holyoke College15
29.5%Ithaca College14
30.1%MIT13
32.5%University of Colorado -
Boulder12
33.1%Washington State
University11
33.3%Tufts University10
34.8%University of California,
Davis9
34.9%Youngstown State
University8
35.7%Middlebury College7
36.0%Ball State University6
40.7%Northwest Missouri
State University5
42.2%Colorado State4
44.2%Point Loma Nazarene
University3
48.3%Kalamazoo College2
50.9%Cal State San Marcos1
Overall Recycling Rate (%)
School NameRank
(of 93)
Grand Champion StandingsHow’d we do?!?
Over 10 weeks, colleges and universities across the United States compete to see who
can recycle the most, produce the least trash, and have the
highest recycling rate.
The 2006 competition was the most broad-reaching to date.
More than 90 schools competed, including Harvard,
Yale and.. Princeton!
Find out more at www.recyclemaniacs.org
In 2004-05 Dining Services purchased:• more than 25,000 lbs of Jersey Fresh™ produce from local farms • over 7000 lbs of organic Oat & Honey Granola from Cascadian Farms • 2900 pounds of organic salad spring mix (all that was served)
Organic fruits & vegetables are offered with season, price & availability. Every fall freshmen get reusable mugs. Frist, Café Viv & Chancellor Green offer discounts for reusable mugs.Fair-Trade coffee is offered in all dining halls.
For more information: http://facilities.princeton.edu/dining/environment_community.htm
GP Members visiting a local
tomato farm
•All flour is unbleached. •All food waste is sent to a pig farm. • All milk is BGH and Prosilac-free. • 25% of our chicken is anti-biotic free.•All napkins are unbleached & recycled.
Dining Services partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium & serves almost all sustainable seafood (not over-fished & caught without
endangering other species). All seafood is marked with green, yellow or red dots to promote awareness.Coming Soon: all shell eggs will be free-range
in 2006-07, organic herb garden at grad college & a farmer’s market on campus this fall with all local food! Future goals: grass-fed beef, organic milk, more organic & fair-trade products
Greening Princeton works to improve the relationship between the University
and the environment.We identify and find solutions to campus practices with harmful
environmental consequences. We work with administrators, meeting with them regularly and developing strong
relationships.
We listen to their concerns & constraints to see how we can make
our ideas work with their mission. We start with low- or no-cost projects and
we supply research, advocate for funding, increase & document student support, do footwork, or simply cheer
them on.
Our emphasis on collaboration makes Greening Princeton
unique and effective. Administrators are often
interested in environmental initiatives but constrained by time
or money.So: We help.
Growth & Outreach•Advocated for and participated in creating & hiring a Sustainability Manager position.
•Panel June 2nd 4pm--Frist Multipurpose Rm A
•Panel on Environmental Justice, part of Pace’s Class Matters Series 2/23/06.
•Helped create & design Eco-reps, student employees of Building Services who raise environmental awareness in dorms.
Next Project: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
energy conservation & renewables!Goals•Save energy & water
•Increase recycling
•More green purchasing
•Grass-fed beef & milk
•Green building
For a healthier relationship between Princeton
and the environment
Take one below!