Environmental Sustainability
Living Green
Please review these tips for living green without much effort. By altering a few practices, each individual can make a huge positive contribution to lessening UD’s environmental impact.
- Bring reusable plates, cups, and cutlery to Residence Hall Programs.
- When purchasing new linens, look for organic cotton or bamboo textiles.
- If your desk lamp burns out, replace the bulb with a CFL light bulb.
- Look for surge protectors with low-watt switch capabilities so you can conserve energy when electronics are not in use.
- Purchase products with energy star ratings, such as refrigerators, televisions, and microwaves.
- Turn off all electronics if you are not in your room. This includes lights and computers.
- Take reusable tote bags when shopping. You can use totes for more than groceries!
- Always wash full loads of laundry and when possible, wash clothing with cold water. It will save water and money.
- Look for toiletries that are biodegradable or in containers made from less plastic.
- Get a pitcher with a filter and use it to refill a water bottle.
- Visit the facilities website to learn what can be recycled through Single Stream Recycling and use the blue bin in your residence hall appropriately.
- In the winter, close your windows and turn your heat down.
- When purchasing paper towels, garbage bags, toilet paper, and printer paper, look for products that are made from post-consumer recycled materials. Better yet, strive for a “tree-free” room and buy hand towels and cloth napkins.
- Buy local products as much as possible. This minimizes resources necessary to ship products and helps sustain a healthy local economy.
- Keep on the lookout for Residence Life initiatives, such as the Carpet Recycling Program to responsibly dispose of unwanted items at the end of the semester.
To learn more about living green at UD, take a look at the Environmental Sustainability Task Force publication The Green: Your Guide to Sustainable Living:
If you have more “Living Green” tips to share, e-mail ud-reslife@udel.edu
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