Sustainability
The Division’s Central Staff participated in the Green Office Certification Program in July 2017. Staff completed a personal behavior survey and office trash assessment; the results were entered into a sustainability calculator to determine the Green Office rating. In their final report, the Sustainability Office awarded the Central Staff the designation of SAPLING. This is the 2nd highest tier, meaning the offices in Humanities/SocSci incorporate many sustainable office practices, but with room for improvement. Zero Waste stations are available on the 2nd and 4th floors.
Commonly recycled items
- Post-it notes
- Plastic sandwich bags with the zip top and bagged inside a larger bag.
- Containers with 10% or less food inside
- Foil yogurt tops
- Plastics rated 1-5 and 7 (soft plastics)
- Ink toner cartridges may be recycled through the Campus Mailroom. Box the cartridge and write “RECYCLE” on the outside of the box, then leave it inside or beneath the mail bags on the 4th floor.
Ways to increase your sustainability
- Consider bringing your own hand towel to work. The Green Team can supply you with a hook to hang it in your office to dry
- Subscribe to the Sustainability newsletter
- Take Greenwashing training; you can find a link to register and check out other Resources for Green Offices on the Sustainability website
- Turn off printers and power strips on evenings and weekends
- Join the Green Office team by helping us roll out Green Office Certification to other Social Sciences departments