[Fwd: Re: SBA Green Team Tip of the Week (1/19/10)]

[SBA Green Team]

[SBA Faculty Services]

I just placed these sheets in each office's box so you can post them in
your offices where people can see them. :)

I also think if we could just get one person from each office
spearheading the effort to make sure paper is not in the garbage can,
etc etc maybe we can improve these numbers.

Zoie and I are also going to post the chart & pictures in faculty
hallways this week as well!

Any other brilliant ideas :) ?

Rachel

SBA Green Team wrote:
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> Subject:
> Re: SBA Green Team Tip of the Week (1/19/10)
> From:
> Darrell Brown <darr...@sba.pdx.edu>
> Date:
> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:18:33 -0800
> To:
> SBA Green Team <gree...@sba.pdx.edu>
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> To:
> SBA Green Team <gree...@sba.pdx.edu>
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> so, team...what are we going to do about this?
>
> SBA Green Team wrote:
>> *Results of the SBA Waste Audit are in:*
>>
>> According to the waste audit conducted by the Office of
>> Sustainability for the School of of Business offices last quarter
>> (this only included SBA office trash - not hallway or bathroom
>> trash), we found that:
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>> Over 30% of our waste COULD be recycled simply by making sure items
>> make it into the proper bins.
>>
>> Another 33% of our waste could be composted or recycled with just a
>> little extra effort.
>>
>> Below is a breakdown of the materials found in our trash:
>>
>> Material:
>> Fibers: 23.08% (recyclable)
>>
>> Plastic Bottles: 3.42% (recyclable)
>>
>> Glass Bottles: 1.71% (recyclable)
>>
>> Aluminum/Tin/Steel Cans: 1.42% (recyclable)
>>
>> Plastic Bags/Films: 2.28% (recyclable)
>>
>> Compostable Food/Fibers: 27.35% (compostable)
>>
>> Food Containers: 3.42% (actual trash)
>>
>> Disposable Cups: 17.38% (actual trash)
>>
>> *Other Non-Recyclables*: 19.94% (actual trash)
>>
>> PLEASE help us reduce our waste. Make sure recyclables make it into
>> the proper bins. Have questions about what can be recycled? Please
>> reference the sheet attached.
>>
>> Interested in visuals of the waste audit? Please look at the pictures
>> and pie chart attached. We hope to improve these numbers - but we
>> can't do it without your help!
>>
>>
>> Do you have ideas for keeping the SBA green? Let us know. Would you
>> like to get involved in a minimal time commitment group? Reply to
>> this email if you would like to be included in our meetings or have
>> ideas for a green tip to share with colleagues.
>> ***
>> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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[Haley Holmes]

Those sound like great ideas - we could also make sure that the faculty
all have recycling bins in their offices.
Haley

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Haley Holmes
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Director of SBA Honors Track
School of Business Undergraduate Programs Office
Phone: 503-725-4742
E-mail: hal...@sba.pdx.edu
Fax: 503-725-5740
Web: www.pdx.edu/sba

[SBA Faculty Services]

I think this is a fabulous idea. Perhaps an email, signs and some
solicitation. Shall we discuss further at our next meeting?

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[Haley Holmes]

That sounds perfect!

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