Ithaca College Eco Reps

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ilovecharts: Plastic Bottle Lifecycle via...

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:43:26 -0400

ilovecharts:

Plastic Bottle Lifecycle

via plasticispoison <—-Check the tumblr out for more info on the lifecycle of plastic

Last couple days of Earth Week 2012! Get outside tomorrow and...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:46:14 -0400

Last couple days of Earth Week 2012! Get outside tomorrow and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 4/20:)

Happy Earth Week 2012!! :) Get outside and enjoy some mother...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:16:52 -0400

Happy Earth Week 2012!! :)

Get outside and enjoy some mother nature!

theatlantic: Supporting Local Business with the Muscle of a...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:12:36 -0400

theatlantic:

Supporting Local Business with the Muscle of a ‘Cash Mob’

Saturday was a typical one in Brooklyn: the sidewalk crowded with fashionably dressed people chatting in the spring sunshine, discovering friends in common and business connections.

But these people weren’t waiting for brunch at the latest hot local eatery. They had shown up to participate in a “cash mob,” an event to support local businesses that got started last year in Buffalo and Cleveland and has since spread across the country. The first National Cash Mob Day happened on March 24.

Here’s the idea, inspired by the flash mob phenomenon: Put out the word on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media telling people where to meet and when. Then take the assembled group to a local store, where attendees can show their support by buying stuff. The business owner gets a financial boost and some publicity, and the cash mob participants get to feel good about where their money is going. […]

Most of the participants had heard about the cash mob through friends, on Facebook, or on Meetup. And not all of them typically shop on principle rather than price.

“I’m usually really stingy,” says a young woman who gave her name only as Rachel. She was carrying a gift-wrapped bag of sea-salt caramels. “I’m hesitant to buy at stores like this because they’re expensive. But it seems like a nice thing to do.”

Read more at The Atlantic Cities. [Image: Sarah Goodyear]

Sustainable Apartment Updates

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:51:52 -0400

We are working on:

Getting the compost bins with combinations in the Garden Apartments (and maybe eventually to Circles?)
Start showing people in the apartments their own energy bills (to show them how much energy they actually use)
Put some type of “green” announcements in the Laundry Rooms of the community buildings (since everybody has to go there at some point

It could be divided up into sections, such as: community news, campus news, and Circles news (all to do with sustainability maybe?)

Send out surveys to the apartment residents about how sustainable they are (and offer the chance for a reward if they fill the survey out)
Get permanent plaques (or something) in each apartment about different sustainable tips
CSA delivery
Get a garden in the Circles!

- Rachel, Grace, and Anna

Live an environmentally friendly lifestyle!!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:08:55 -0500

Live an environmentally friendly lifestyle!!

Buy reusable and used things! :)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:13 -0500

Buy reusable and used things! :)

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Remember to recycle and compost...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:50:01 -0500

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Remember to recycle and compost your trash:)

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:48:54 -0500

From Spring 2011 display.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:46:53 -0500

From Spring 2011 display.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:46:00 -0500

From Spring 2011 display.

Why an Eco-Rep should be your best friend...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:42:42 -0500

The IC Eco-Reps are a group of residential students who help raise awareness about ecological issues and encourage environmentally responsible behavior of campus residents.

Eco-Reps educate their residence hall mates about environmental issues such as waste reduction and energy conservation and help plan related activities in their residence halls.

Eco-Reps attend regular training and planning meetings.

Other duties include group activities, collaborative projects, and opportunities to represent the Eco-Reps program at various campus events.

Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:58:20 -0500

Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water