Sustainability Brochure.pdf

7/23/2019 Sustainability Brochure.pdf

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Sustainability inSaybrook College


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Table of Contents

Saybrook Sustainability!

Yale s Single Stream Recycling

Other types of recycling: electronics, clothes

Food Waste & Composting, Meatless Monday

Energy Consumption

Water Consumption

Some general tips (that will help save you $$$)

Some cute pictures to get you through the day.


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Saybrook Sustainability Committee

Were a Fun Crew!

Ihna Mangundayao 17Saybrook Sustainability Rep

[email protected]

This is Ihnas second year as Saybrooks

sustainability rep. Shes a Political Science

major and an Energy Studies scholar. Her

goal this year is to help reduce SYs

foodprint!

We welcome students from every grade!

Saybrook Sustainability Committee is more than just a club - its a group of friends and

basically a family. Join us on Mondays at 9 PM in the SY common room!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Recycling at Yale

Watch this video for a quick summary!

ed solo cups and other

lastic containers

per, paper bags

astic containers,

ncluding clean

yogurt cups

glass bottles, containers

metal foil

metal cans

paper tow

chip bags

plastic bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyGn6S9ris4


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Other types of recycling:

Plastic Bag Exchange

Used Electronics > Technoscrap

Locations:In the corner of the Computer Room (in

between entryways M and L), in the trash

room by entryway E.

What goes in:old computers, CDs, DVDs, keyboards, mice,

printers, lithium & rechargeable batteries,

fluorescent lightbulbs (long & CFLs),

cellphones.

Locations:In the trash rooms in Saybrook, by entryway E

and K. Coming soon in Vandy!

What goes in:Plastic bags, since they are NOT recyclable.

You can leave unwanted trash bags here or

pick up plastic bags that you can use for

shopping, as trash bags, etc. At the end of the

semester, remaining plastic bags will be

brought to Stop & Shop.


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Clothing > YHHAP Clothing Bin

Flat Cardboard Recycling

Location:Laundry room in Saybrook (by entryway M),

by the dryers.

What is its purpose?You can leave unwanted clothing in the

exchange bin. You can also sort through it

and keep any clothes you like. At the end of

each semester (or as needed), the remaining

clothes get donated to the Yale Hunger and

Homelessness Action Program.

Location:Trash rooms in Saybrook; in Vandy: by

the High Street gates (across from Skul

& Bones)

What is its purpose?Where you recycle larger pieces of

cardboard. Flatten large boxes of

furniture, pizza, etc before putting them

away. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are

recycling boxes with food stains, you

can tear off the part of it without stains

and recycle that half. Boxes with more

than 5% stains CANNOT be recycled.


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Your Foodprint

Meatless Mondays

Weigh Your Food Waste Night

On Mondays, we encourage

fellow students to not eat

meat or at least substitute

red meat for white white.(Meat in general, especially

red meat, has a very high

carbon footprint.) This is

one small lifestyle change

that can have tremendous

effects if more people

participate!

For at least one meal every semester, the

Sustainability Committee collects data on the

food waste Saybrugians produce. The

information collected can help us plan ways

to decrease our foodprint. Additionally,

having such a public event usually

encourages people to finish all their food!


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Energy/Water Consumption

Beware of vampire energy (click this

link)!

Unplug your electronics when theyre

not in use, especially during breaks.

Turn off your lights when youre notusing them!

When doing your laundry, always use

the BRIGHTS (see below) option. This

uses cold water (which can prevent

your clothes from shrinking!) and

ultimately saves energy.

Take shorter showers! Turn off the

water when youre shampooing, etc.

THESE PUPPIES WANT YOU

TO CONSERVE WATER AND ENERGY
http://energy.gov/articles/are-energy-vampires-sucking-you-dryhttp://energy.gov/articles/are-energy-vampires-sucking-you-dry


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Heating systems > DEFINITELY READ

THIS

The gist of it: only use the white

knob and dont EVER touch the

valve.

During breaks, remember to turn

the white knob all the way to 1 or

2.

Keep your windows closed when

heaters are on!

You should have a sticker

on your heater like the

one on the left that moreor less explains how it

works.

Unfortunately, summer is coming to

an end. The nights are getting

colder and Winter Is Coming (sorry,

couldnt help myself). So, here are a

few tips on how to use your heaters

and how to save energy (and so

you wont end up cold like thesecute puppies).


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$ Money-saving tips $

Water consumption

Studies have shown that up to 40% of all bottled water comes from tap water!

So, invest on reusable water bottles to save $$$! New Haven tap water is

delicious.

Laundry

Did you know that you can change the amount of time for the dryer? This can

save you a lot of $$$, especially if you are doing smaller loads. Another tip: if

you put a dry towel with your clothes in the dryer, your clothes will dry in a

shorter amount of time!

Click on 60

minutes to

change the

amount of time.


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Food discounts

Join the club for free food!

If you bring a reusable

cup to cafes like Blue

State, you can get a few

cents off your order!

Plus, a lot of libraries only

let you bring in secure

mugs/bottles like this!

If you bring a reusable

container to the Ay

Rubamba cart (and other

food carts on Science Hill!)

you can as much as 17%

off your order! (usually $1

off the $6 meal)

The club often hosts study breaks and as a

member, you can help decide what kind of

food to get (and get first dibs)!

If you would like to be involved with Yales

sustainability initiatives, be in the company

of REALLY fun and creative people AND get

free food, then Saybrook Sustainability

Committee is the club FOR YOU!


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We hope these images will inspire you

to make sustainable lifestyle choices!

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