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Living Green: How Cal Students Can

Do It

Workshop presented byStudents for a Greener Berkeley

Spring 2007

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Outline for Today’s Meeting

• Sustainability Structure and Overview at Cal

• Sustainability Secrets

• How to be a Sustainable Student

• General Tips

• Discussion/Q&A

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Grad StudentsUndergraduatesFaculty/Staff/StudentsGuide to Student Sustainability Participation

Created by SGB – email greenerberkeley@gmail.com if your group was inadvertently left off

Part of

Formal Reporting

Formal Collaboration

Graduate Assembly

Environmental Sustainability Committee (ES)

Students for a Greener Berkeley (SGB)

Professional School Groups:

•Boalt: Environmental Law Society (ELS)

•GSPP: The Environmental Policy Group (EPG)

•Haas: Net Impact , Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC)

Chancellors Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS)

Chancellor ASUC

Sustainability Team (STEAM)

Administration

Campus Refuse and Recycling Services (CRRS) Re-USE

RSEC (Res Halls)

Green Campus

Berkeley Institute for the Environment (BIE)

Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)

CALPIRG

Staff Only Bodies

Green Building Research Center

California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC)

BEAR

Internships

LEGEND

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Campus Sustainability Assessment

• Conducted collaboratively under CACS• Evaluated 9 systems, progress & opportunities• Example 1. Energy:

Progress Opportunities- Green Building Policy - Electricity consumption rising and Clean Energy Stnd - ENERGY STAR purchase policy - Onsite solar projects - communication

• Example 2. Water: Progress Opportunities - Decrease use in last 25 yrs - Recycle/reuse graywater - Improve wastewater quality- More water-efficient fixtures

- Communication

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Example of How To Make a Difference

In 2002-2003, – Berkeley was last of all UC’s in terms of purchasing

of recycled content (RC) paper.

Now (after SGB initiated discussions with campus administrators)

– RC paper was prioritized in recent negotiations with the University's preferred vendor for office supplies, Office Max. Now 30% recycled content paper costs the SAME as virgin paper.

– The campus Administration as well as UC Printing have adopted a policy to use at least 30% RC paper.

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Sustainability Secrets of Cal

• RE-USE• Cal Overstock and

Surplus Den• Cal Dining (compost

and organic salad bar)• The Local• Recycling• OSC Bins• Funding!!!

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Re-USE

Main Shop (MLK Parking Garage) HOURS: Monday 11-1pm, Tuesday 12-2pm, Thursday 12:30-1:30pm, Friday 1-2pm

Re-USE Satellite Stations

• 260 Mulford Hall, Student Resource Center

– Open Monday thru Friday 1-12pm and 1-4pm

• 4th Floor Minor Hall Near the Student Lounge– Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

• Unit 2 beside the Mail Room– Open Monday thru Friday 4-6pm and 7-9pm

http://recycle.berkeley.edu/reuse

Free school supplies!

Free bike tool lending program!!

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Cal Overstock and Surplus Den

• Office supplies, furniture, cars, computers, laptops, components, etc.

• 1000 Folger Ave (near San Pablo/Ashby) http://businessservices.berkeley.edu/HtmFiles/OverstockDen.htm Tel: 642-1186

• Community Personal Computer Recycling, every 3rd Friday of the month, 9am to 3 pm

• Auction on Publicsurplus.com

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Cal Dining

• First “Green Business” on campus

• The nation's first campus Organic Certified Kitchen

• 100% organic salad bars • The only two green certified

buildings on Cal’s campus • Donate food to a non-profit

community center and food waste for composting

• Recycle within their food service operations• Serve fair trade and organic coffee, and sustainably grown coffee

beans • To-go box & pizza box composting • Purchase environmentally friendly items, such as cleaning products • Offer beverage discounts for those with reusable beverage

containers • Recent winner of the “Oscar of Eateries”

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The Local

• First ever UCB student cooperative organic vegetable/fruit stand on campus!

• Prices are based on a not-for-profit basis to bring cheap, healthy fruits and veggies to our fellow students.

• Locally-grown, sustainable produce that supports small, local farmers.

• EVERY WEDNESDAY @ Kroeber Fountain (Bancroft and College), 11am-3pm

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Recycling at Cal

• Batteries – RSF, the res halls (SM booth)– Radioshack, Ace Hardware

(Ni-cad, Li-ion).

Cal: recycle.berkeley.edu, www.ehs.berkeley.edu

City of Berkeley: www.stopwaste.org

• Paper, Cans, Bottles– Tri-bins and silver

bullet bins on campus

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OSC (One Side Clean) Paper Reuse Bins

• Designed unique paper re-use collection bin

Locations:– All Microcomputing Facilities (Tan,

Moffitt, Evans, Doe)– Some libraries (Doe, Bechtel, Ed-Psych,

Philospophy, Chemistry) – OCF– Dorm Academic Service Centers– Many copy rooms

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Funding Opportunities

• Campus Green Fund Grant (CACS)– http://sustainability.berkeley.edu

• Community Service Grant (GA)– http://ga.berkeley.edu

• Minigrant– http://www.stopwaste.org

• ASUC grants– http://www.asuc.org

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More Sustainability Secrets of Cal

• Campus mug discount– Save $0.10 at campus and local café’s!!

• PV Panels – 59 kW of solar panels on MLK!

• Class pass -- Unlimited rides on AC transit!

• TGIF -- $200,000 in funding per year• Sustainability Director

– Administration committed to hiring a permanent staff member!

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Ways to be a sustainable student

• Recycle your containers, paper, batteries, universal waste

• Get notebooks from Re-Use or buy notebooks made from recycled content (RC) paper.

• Ask GSI/Prof to print on RC paper. Ask if you can turn in HW on OSC paper. GSIs – double side assignments, encourage OSC paper use.

• Print drafts N-up, on OSC paper, double-sided, etc.• Turn off classroom/bathroom lights when you leave

(if possible)• Turn off monitors in computer labs when done• Bring your OWN mug!! Save money on campus, and

eliminate waste.

– Extra points: Carry silverware with you. And a bag for shopping!

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More ways to live sustainably

• You have a CHOICE!• Walk, bike, bus around town.• Eat less meat. (Meatless Monday’s!)• Buy local food (farmer’s markets,

or in-store).• Avoid heavily packaged foods.• Turn off your electronics when done, and

unplug them too!• Turn off the water as much as possible.• Replace incandescent lamps with

CFLs• Use rechargeable batteries• Take bags with you when going shopping. • Carry tupperware to restaurants for leftovers.• Encourage your friends• Make a pledge!

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www.pledgegreen.com

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About Us

• Formed Feb 2005• Student group focusing

on improving sustainability of UC Berkeley (projects and events)

• General meetings every third Wed 6:30-7:30 pm, Chinquapin Room (4th floor MLK)

The 2006 CACS Sustainability Student Group Award!

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Skit

• Volunteers