1. www.princeton.edu/~greening greening@princeton.edu 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! Our work with University Dining Services has expanded menu offerings of natural, organic and local foods. Pollution & Resources Saved by the Princeton University Paper Policy 2005 Data Prepared by Greening Princeton using Environmental Defense Paper Calculator PAPER AND PURCHASING Greening Princeton’s 1st project was 100% pcw recycled paper. 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 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 with the 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. Boise to improve their product. Purchasing negotiated a price break with Boise if the entire school switched more info: http://www.princeton.edu/ ~greening/paper.html How’d we do?!? 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 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. For more information: http://facilities.princeton.edu/dining/environment_com munity.htm GP Members visiting a local tomato farm 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. 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 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. We listen to their concerns & constraints to 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. 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. Growth & Outreach Advocated for and participated in creating & hiring a Sustainability Manager position. Panel June 2 nd 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! Goals Save energy & water Increase recycling More green purchasing Grass-fed beef & milk Green building For a healthier relationship between Princeton and the environment Take one below!