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1. Greening Princeton works to improve the relationship between the University and the environment. We identify and find solutions to campus practices with harmful environmental consequences.  We work with administrators, meeting with them regularly and developing strong relationships.    Our emphasis on collaboration makes Greening Princeton unique and effective.  Administrators are often interested in environmental initiatives but constrained by time or money. So: We help.  We listento their concerns & constraintsto see how we can make our ideas work with their mission. We start with low- or no-cost projects and we supply research, advocate for funding, increase & document student support, do footwork, or simply cheer them on. Grand Champion Standings Rank (of 93) School Name Overall Recycling Rate (%) 1 Cal State San Marcos 50.9% 2 Kalamazoo College 48.3% 3 Point Loma Nazarene University 44.2% 4 Colorado State 42.2% 5 Northwest Missouri State University 40.7% 6 Ball State University 36.0% 7 Middlebury College 35.7% 8 Youngstown State University 34.9% Look for recycled paper notebooks at the UStore. After 2 meetings with the folks who run the UStore, they decided to sell “Greening Princeton” notebooks! 9 University of California, Davis 34.8% 10 Tufts University 33.3% 11 Washington State University 33.1% 12 University of Colorado - Boulder 32.5% 13 MIT 30.1% 14 Ithaca College 29.5% 15 Mount Holyoke College 29.4% 16 Princeton University 29.3% 17 Grinnell College 28.7% 18 Ohio University 27.4% 19 Portland State University 26.8% 20 Harvard University 26.7% 21 University of Vermont 25.4% 22 Brigham Young 25.3% 23 UMass Amherst 24.5% 24 Dickinson College 23.4% 25 Yale University 22.9% GREENING PRINCETON For a healthier relationship between Princeton and the environment Campus Dining Our work with University Dining Services has expanded menu offerings of natural, organic and local foods. • In 2004-05 Dining Services purchased: • more than 25,000 lbs of Jersey Fresh™ produce from local farms • over 7000 lbs of organic Oat & Honey Granola from Cascadian Farms • 2900 pounds of organic salad spring mix (all that was served) • Organic fruits & vegetables are offered with season, price & availability. • Every fall freshmen get reusable mugs. Frist, Café Viv & Chancellor Green offer discounts for reusable mugs. • Fair-Trade coffee is offered in all dining halls. • Growth & Outreach • Advocated for and participated in creating & hiring a Sustainability Manager position. • Panel June 2nd 4pm--Frist Multipurpose Rm A • Panel on Environmental Justice, part of Pace’s Class Matters Series 2/23/06. • Helped create & design Eco-reps, student employees of Building Services who raise environmental awareness in dorms. Next Project:Reduce greenhouse gas emissions: energy conservation & renewables! • All flour is unbleached. • All food waste is sent to a pig farm. • All milk is BGH and Prosilac-free. • 25% of our chicken is anti-biotic free. • All napkins are unbleached & recycled. • Dining Services partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium & serves almost all sustainable seafood (not over-fished & caught without • endangering other species). All seafood is marked • with green,yellow or red dots to promote awareness. • Goals • Save energy & water • Increase recycling • More green purchasing • Grass-fed beef & milk • Green building GP Members visiting a local tomato farm Take one below! Coming Soon: all shell eggs will be free-range in 2006-07, organic herb garden at grad college & a farmer’s market on campus this fall with all local food! Future goals: grass-fed beef, organic milk, more organic & fair-trade products PAPER AND PURCHASING Greening Princeton’s 1st project was 100% pcw recycled paper. How’d we do?!? Pollution & Resources Saved by the Princeton University Paper Policy 2005 Data Prepared by Greening Princeton using Environmental Defense Paper Calculator We began working with the Purchasing Department in 2001. We encouraged individual offices around campus to begin purchasing recycled paper, ran blind trials and took surveys of findings and opinions. We helped dispel misconceptions about recycled paper quality, and worked directly with For more information: http://facilities.princeton.edu/dining/environment_community.htm • Over 10 weeks, colleges and universities across the United States compete to see who can recycle the most, produce the least trash, and have the highest recycling rate. • The 2006 competition was the most broad-reaching to date. • More than 90 schools competed, including Harvard,Yale and.. Princeton! • Find out more at www.recyclemaniacs.org more info: http://www.princeton.edu/ ~greening/paper.html Boise to improve their product. Purchasing negotiated a price break with Boise if the entire school switched to Aspen 100, their 100% pcw product. We then convinced the Provost to adopt a 100% pcw purchasing mandate, presenting a report on current paper usage & working closely withthe Princeton Environmental Oversight Committee. (web.princeton.edu/sites/peoc/ ) The school-wide mandate went into effect 4/1/2004. Our next goals: green cleaning products & carpeting. www.princeton.edu/~greeninggreening@princeton.edu

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