| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.88 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
Lindsey
Kalkbrenner Director Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
The name of the campaign(s):
A brief description of the campaign(s):
RecycleMania
RecycleMania is a nation-wide recycling promotion campaign among colleges and universities designed to increase education, awareness, and excitement on campus about proper recycling habits.
Residence Energy Challenge
The Residence Energy Challenge in 2010 was a three-week long energy saving competition between eight residence halls, and included various momentum events and tips on how to save energy. Beginning in 2011, the annual Residence Energy Challenge occurs the entire Winter Quarter (10 weeks) and includes off-campus residents who compete to reduce their house or apartment energy consumption.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
RecycleMania
During the competition, the Office of Sustainability holds waste characterizations to analyze the waste from a large residence hall. These are part of a longitudinal study to assess the diversion rates of campus residents over time. In 2010, the Office of Sustainability and the Facilities department used RecycleMania! to kick off the desk-side recycling/waste bin switch for on-campus academic buildings. Custodians now empty the single-stream recycling bin at employees' desks, and employees empty their own landfill waste containers.
Residence Energy Challenge
The 2010 Residence Energy Challenge avoided the emission of 15,478 pounds of eCO2 throughout eight residence halls in the competition. This was an overall electricity reduction of 5.72% (on average) over the three-week competition. The winning residence hall conserved almost 14% of electricity use over the duration of the competition.
The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Multiple URLs:
RecycleMania! http://www.scu.edu/sustainability/stewardship/recyclemania.cfm
Multiple URLs:
RecycleMania! http://www.scu.edu/sustainability/stewardship/recyclemania.cfm
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