EcoRep Info 2011-2012

Tatyana Luttenschlager: Junior Environmental Engineering and Environmental Policy

tel1@rice.edu
832-528-3034

This is my first year as EcoRep so I’m quite unsure of previous projects but my goals for the year are:

1. Better Recycling
a. Hopefully have more recycling bins around our dorms and in more of the common areas
b. For ppl to learn about single stream recycling
c. Recycle more than just paper-have ppl recycle batteries, cartridges plastic bags…

2. The College Dorms
a. Encourage ppl to keep their rooms at a good temperature (I have a few labels with the appropriate temperatures and how much more you spend if not on the right temperature…I’d like to have more of those so everybody can have them in their rooms.)
b. Have a list of things to do before you leave the room poster for each room
1. turn off lights
2. Turn off A/C
3. Unplug Electronics
For this I mabe wanted to give them out and then go by a few weekslater to see if the temps were good and if they were I’d give them a reusable bag or something…I’d need more bags though

c. I also want to put posters in the bathroom about taking shorter showers or “military style showers”…I don’t know whether or not that’d be a good idea though. I tried putting an email to our listserv but from what I can observe it hasn’t been very successful

3. Double sided printing
a. Thanks to the person who uploaded the signs! Hopefully I can put those up 🙂

4. I liked the bike sharing program ppl were talking about at the meeting and being from WRC I figure we should love our bikes! I talked to my VPs and they said it wasn’t too successful at McM but I was still hoping to maybe start it.

5. Farmer’s Market
a. I’d like my college to be more interested in local foods I was hoping to have scheduled times to take ppl and maybe even have some sort of incentive for ppl to get local food…like prices or money back…I’m still thinking baout thi idea.

I think for my goals thoseare it for now, I’d be open to any suggestions!

October 17th 2011

-Emailed Brad Thacker about single stream recycling stickrs since I haven’t seen them on individual recycling bins
-Also asked him for a extra bin in order to recyle plastic bags
-So apparently the Farmer’s Market isaccepting tetra points???? Is this true?
-Trying to get information about where to recycle all the batteries and things we have laying around the college
-Trying to sart a RESET proposal for a green roof and rainwter catchment system
-Talked to H&D about low flow shower heads for old dorm–I’ll need to follow up on that because that would be fantastic!
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BUDGET:

$100-200 Plastic Cups
$50-100 Reusable Bags
$50-60 Study Break Material
$50 Printing Material