5 ways uconn is going green

Ryan Lee Gilbert Intro to Online Journalism

Fall 2011

photo courtesy of UCONN Today

There are five Uniquely Caffeinated Cafes around the UConn campus.

The food containers, wrap containers, iced coffee cups, sandwich containers, parfait

cups, coffee clutches, salad containers and plastic bottles used at these cafes can all be

recycled.

Bare cups are made from 20 percent post-consumer recycled paper and plastic.

photo by Ryan Lee Gilbert


100 outdoor recycling bins were placed around campus during the summer of

2010.

All recyclable materials can be placed in these bins, including paper, newspaper,

cans, bottles and all plastics.



The “green roof” on the new Classroom Building reduces storm water runoff and improves water quality by retaining and

filtering rainwater.

Also, the green roof includes reductions in heating and cooling costs for the building.



Dual-flush toilets, low-flow showers and high-efficiency washing machines have been installed into buildings around

campus.

The installations have been done in accordance with UConn’s Sustainable Design and Construction Policy. The university shall design, construct, and

maintain sustainable, energy- and water-efficient buildings.



UConn is partnering with UTC Power to create a fuel cell power plant, PureCell, that will supply energy, heat and cooling to the buildings on the Depot campus beginning in the spring

of 2012. The fuel cell technology will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing clean, efficient and reliable energy, of which the only byproducts are heat and water. It is estimated that the fuel

cell will result in a net reduction of about 600,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.


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