Campus Sustainability Day: Brainstorming Ways to Make the College Greener

At Campus Sustainability Day, held on Thursday, October 22, 2015, a brainstorming session was held to generate ideas for ways in which the College could go greener. The following ideas were proposed:

  • Solar Panels on Campus
  • Wind Turbines on Campus—near Rte. 202
  • Improve recycling bins, signage and collection procedures
  • More Hydration Stations on Campus
  • More Motion Detector Light Switches, Low-flo Showers and Toilets, Flushless Urinals
  • Signage in every office and classroom, urging folks to turn off the lights when they leave
  • Set expectations for incoming students during Orientation
  • Require a Sustainability Course for all students
  • Establish a Major and a Minor in Sustainability
  • Hire a Sustainability Coordinator for the Campus
  • Vend Refillable Water Bottles near all Soda and Water Machines
  • Equip Labs with Solar and Biogas
  • Recycle “Grey Water”
  • Ban Vehicle Idling on Campus
  • Better signage for Waste Management
  • Better publicity and advertising for Carpooling Resource
  • EV Charging Stations on Campus
  • Install Water Filters in all Dorm Room Sinks
  • Better signage in Dorm Laundry Rooms, for Water and Energy Conservation
  • Energy Conservation Contests in Residence Halls
  • Establish more Wildflower Meadows and Student Gardens on Campus
  • Install signage at all Campus Sustainability Features
  • Sustainability-related Scavenger Hunts
  • Better continuity and succession planning for student-led sustainability events (such as Spring Into Sustainability…collecting reusable discards on Move-out Day)
  • Get Sodexo to offer, and students to use, more Vegetarian and Vegan options
  • Lobby Student Government and Student Trustees for increased support of sustainability actions on Campus
  • Establish class-credit based initiatives
  • Establish a Ramapo “Marketplace,” where students can sell things they make
  • Install a demonstration Compostable Toilet on Campus
  • Get Dining Services to switch to compostable cutlery
  • Give students Refillable Coffee Cups

 

Categories: Sustainability