Jane B Diener Sustainability Coordinator Fall Training 2017 University Housing Sustainability Provide learning opportunities for students that will enhance their time living on campus and allow them to move on from their college experiences as more informed environmental stewards ID: 672011
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University Housing Sustainability
Jane B. Diener
Sustainability Coordinator
Fall Training 2017Slide2
University Housing Sustainability
Provide
learning opportunities
for students that will enhance their time living on campus and allow them to move on from their college experiences as more informed environmental stewards.
Provide resources and training for staff to serve as
role models in the wise stewardship of natural resources
and practice of everyday environmentally relevant behavior.
Work as a community to
limit resource consumption
and overall environmental impact
.Slide3
Sustainability 101
What are some words that come to mind?
“meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” – 1987
Brundtland
Report (inspired by Pinchot, 1910
)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… in that order!
Triple
Bottom Line/Three Pillars/Nested Model (
Elkington
, 1997; Adams, 2006; Farley, 2014)Slide4
Three ComponentsSlide5
How can YOU contribute?
Do what you
CAN
Limit resource consumption (p
rogramming)
Recycle
Model responsible behaviorSlide6
Programming with
Sustainability
in Mind
Planning
Would your residents like a sustainable program or a sustainability theme?
Ask residents to “bring their own”
Bring tote bags
Can
you advertise with fewer resources
?Slide7Slide8
Programming with
Sustainability
in Mind
Purchasing to reduce your impact
Food
: vegan, vegetarian, organic, local, reduced red meat, fewer ingredients, homemade, etc
.
Supplies
: buy or take only what you need, borrow resources if possible
Clean-up
Recycle, offer leftovers to residentsSlide9
Recycling
Indoor Collection
Mixed Recycling
Landfill
Plastic Bag Bins
Outdoor CollectionSlide10Slide11Slide12
Move-in Recycling
Cardboard
M
ixed recycling
Styrofoam
Film plastic
LandfillSlide13
Show Off Your
Sustainable Skills
Practice daily conservation habits
BYO… water bottle, cutlery, napkins, coffee tumblers
Use University Housing &
c
ampus resources
Bulldog Bikes
Water bottle refill stations
Public transportation: Athens Transit, Campus Transit,
Megabus
(& look out for a campus car share program!)
Attend campus events (free program or social event)Slide14
Thank you!
Questions, ideas, brainstorming sessions:
jbdiener@uga.edu
706-542-7494
https://
housing.uga.edu/site/about_sustainability
Downloadable sustainability bulletin
boards!
@
sustainableugahousing
Sustainability at UGA Housing