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Sustainability News and Events

News & Events at SCU related to Sustainability. For more events, visit the Sustainability Calendar.

• Composting at SCU!

  Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

  

  Wondering what items can be placed in the new green compost containers around campus*?

  *Compost collection container descriptions and locations

  • bright green bins in Benson's Market Square
  • green 2-wheeled containers at every residence hall's exterior waste collection area
  • green 2-wheeled containers at outdoor campus events

  More compost collection containers will appear around campus throughout the year! More information about waste diversion at SCU.

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• Join the Sustainabile Living Council

  Monday, Jul. 6, 2009

  The Sustainable Living Council is a by-students-for-students effort to promote more sustainable lifestyles among students who live on campus. Through visual displays, events, and one-on-one contact, members of the Sustainable Living Council, as leaders and resources, will help educate their peers about social and environmental responsibility and show them how to incorporate sustainability into their daily routines.

  Returning students are encouraged to apply! Please complete the on-line application by August 1, 2009.

  

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• Climate Neutrality Action Plan

  Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009

  The SCU campus community is invited to review the draft version of SCU's Climate Neutrality Action Plan, created by the Office of Sustainability and the University Sustainability Council.  

  Climate neutrality will involve aggressively reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting what is left, with the long term goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions. This plan sets target dates and interim milestones for achieving this by 2015. The plan also goes beyond eliminating net greenhouse gas emissions, laying out a vision for how we can incorporate sustainability into both our academics and community engagement.  

  While this is separate from Father Engh's strategic plan initiative, this action plan fits in very well with the overall vision of sustainability laid out in Father Engh's inaugural speech.
  
  Santa Clara's action plan is due to the ACUPCC on Sept 15, 2009. To make the process as inclusive as possible, please help us by reading and commenting on this document. Please share your thoughts and ideas at this link:
  http://www.scu.edu/sustainability/climateneutrality.cfm
  
  The University Sustainability Council will collect and review all comments and make every effort to incorporate your ideas into this document.
  
  Sincerely,
  Leslie Gray and Joe Sugg
  Sustainability Council Co-chairs
  
  *Climate neutrality is defined as zero net greenhouse gas emissions.
  
  For more information about the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment please visit: http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/

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