Stern Campus Greening Initiative

Green Tips

04.10.08	Confused about what you can recycle at Stern? The quick and easy: all glass, aluminum and plastic drink containers, as well as any paper that has not been food contaminated. For plastics, if you see a 1 or 2 on the bottom of the container, it can go in the bin. To learn more, visit NYU’s recycling website for info and updates: http://www.nyu.edu/fcm/recycling
04.07.08	Clothes hangers hanging around? More than just your next TV antennae, bring back your wire clothes hangers to the dry cleaners on your next trip so they can be reused.
03.31.08	How and where to recycle Don’t know what’s recyclable and how to recycle it? For a list of recycling centers in your area, please visit http://www.earth911.org
03.24.08	Fly cheaper, fly greener Welcome back from spring break. When you plan your next travels, make sure to select "carbon neutral" for your flights and Student Universe will make sure the carbon you put in the air due to your travel is offset. http://www.studentuniverse.com
03.13.08	Eco-friendly hotel manners As we each embark on our Spring Break adventures, remember to reuse your hotel sheets and towels instead of having them changed daily. Hang them up neatly or write a note for the housekeeping staff.
03.10.08	Recycle your Electronics NYC is spring cleaning. Residents can bring unwanted electronics (computer equipment, printers, cell phones and even TVs) for recycling and proper disposal. Drop these off at Union Square West from 8am to 2pm. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/recycling/spring2008events.shtml
03.06.08	Think Social, Drink Local The party’s tomorrow night, Friday 8PM - midnight, at the Center for Architecture. Tickets will be on sale today at lunch and at 4:30... don’t get stuck paying the surcharge at the door!
03.03.08	The Green, The Glamorous, The Generous Don’t miss Think Social, Drink Local this Friday, 8PM to midnight, at the Center for Architecture. Open bar, goodie bags, raffle, live DJ and dancing... Tickets and t-shirts are available in the lobby and online. https://nyustern-sea.collegemailer.com/rsvp.asp?id=2321
02.28.08	I'm not a plastic bag. New Yorkers use an estimated 1 billion plastic bags every year. But with the new "New York City Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling Law," stores that occupy 5,000+ sq ft will now have an in-store recycling program for plastic bags. Try to either reuse these or take your own bags the next time you go to the store.
02.25.08	Stop the junk mail. The average American receives about 500 pieces of junk mail every year, or about 41 pounds of paper. This is the equivalent of about 1.5 trees. But you can enroll to get your name taken off of those lists and save both trees and time by stopping the junk. Visit www.OptOutPreScreen.com
02.21.08	Use Recycled Products Purchase and use environmentally-friendly school and office supplies. Visit Recycled Products Cooperative for a variety of eco-sensitive office products at competitive prices.
02.17.08	Bottle Recycling In the US more than 60 million plastic water bottles are thrown away each day. Save money and the environment by bringing your own reusable water bottle. New water bottle refilling stations are located on the 2nd - 5th floors in KMC. Click here for images of the new refilling stations.
02.17.08	The SCGI is back on the Web! In addition to green tips and updates on SCGI projects, get the latest news, upcoming events and a plethora of sustainability resources. Go to http://www.stern.nyu.edu/green.
02.04.2008	The SCGI is back on the Web! In addition to green tips, get the latest on news, updates, greening projects and upcoming events. Go to http://www.stern.nyu.edu/green/.
01.29.2008	REUSE! Because an item can be recycled, extra consumption is often considered acceptable. Recycling is the last of the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Reducing consumption reduces the need for items to be produced in the first place. Reusing gives old products new life with little or no energy being used for repurposing, whereas recycling still does require substantial energy.
01.28.2008	NEW Water Bottle Refilling Stations Reduce by reusing. While recycling is a step in the right direction, try reusing water bottles. Refill at one of our easy-to-use water bottle refill stations throughout KMC (marked in blue)!
01.28.2008	Recycling at Stern Utilize the new recycling throughout Stern! Only 14% of plastic water bottles are actually recycled. The rest take up to 1,000 years to decompose in landfills.
01.22.2008	Save Energy and Money Instead of turning up the heat, wear a sweater and add a blanket.
01.14.2008	Microwaves Save Energy Use a microwave rather than an electric or gas oven as much as possible. Microwaves use less than half the power of traditional ovens.
01.07.2008	Switch to Green Power If 10% of New York State households chose green power, it would reduce the state’s annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by about 3 billion pounds. CO2 makes up 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Click here for more information on how to switch to green power.
12.17.2007	Have a biodeGREATable holiday party If you need disposable plates for your big event, serve food on biodegradable plates made of cornstarch, sugarcane or bamboo, instead of plastic or styrofoam. You can find them at any Whole Foods for about the same price.
12.16.2007	Leftovers? During this holiday season when there tends to be an abundance of leftover food, do your part to conserve energy. Remember to loosely store food in the refrigerator so air can circulate around it, and in the freezer, pack items tightly. If there’s extra space, add bags of ice.
12.10.2007	Household Appliances Draw Power Even When Turned Off Household appliances draw power even when turned off. Unplug your appliances and equipment when not in use, including stereos, dvd players, toasters, lamps, computers and monitors, and watch the savings to your electric bill add up.
12.10.2007	When recycling plastic bottles, go topless! Bottle caps are made of a different type of plastic than the bottle itself, and it is more expensive and uses more energy when the two are mixed. In NYC, the caps can be thrown in the garbage.
12.06.2007	Holiday LED Lights Save Energy and Money Choose light-emitting diode (LED) holiday lights that are as much as 90% more efficient than their incandescent counterparts. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that a complete market shift to LED holiday lights could reduce holiday electricity demand by 2 billion kilowatt-hours each year.
12.03.2007	Recycle and Purchase Recycled Paper Every year enough paper is thrown away to make a 12' wall from NY to CA. Recycling of each ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7000 gallons of water, and recycled paper also saves 60% energy in comparison to new paper and generates 95% less air pollution. Do your part.
11.29.2007	Environmentally Friendly Dry Cleaning Everyone's got to look sharp in a crisp shirt/dress for all of those corporate presentations. Dry cleaning, even some of the less-bad for the environment alternatives, still have a negative impact. There's a dry cleaning service in the city that uses a CO2 technology that is environmentally friendly and has free pick-up and delivery.
11.26.2007	More Compact Fluorescents If every family in the US replaced one regular lightbulb with an energy saving model, we'd reduce global warming pollution by more than 90 billion pounds, the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road. They use 2/3 less energy, which saves you money on your monthly electric bill. Purchase yours today.
11.22.2007	Compact Fluorescents Making improvements to your lighting is one of the fastest ways to cut your energy bills. Replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents (CFLs). They use 75% less energy and last 10 times longer.
11.19.2007	Lower Your Heating Costs Dropping your thermostat from 70 to 68 degrees lowers your heating cost by 10% as well as reduces your energy consumption. Use a blanket or sweater to stay warm, and save on your overall heating bill.
11.15.2007	Window A/C Units If you have a window air conditioning unit, remove it for the winter months to prevent heat from escaping through and around the unit. If it can't be removed, buy a cover to prevent drafts.
11.12.2007	Junk Mail Piling Up? The average American receives about 500 pieces of junk mail every year, or about 41 pounds of paper. That's the equivalent of about one and a half trees. There's hope. You can enroll to opt out of these junk mailing lists, saving both trees and your precious time. Enroll now.
11.08.2007	Energy Conservation at School Laptops plugged in for hours on end use up unnecessary energy and are bad for the battery life of laptops over the long term. Once your laptop is fully charged, unplug it and use up the battery before plugging in again. Saves energy and takes better care of your laptop battery.
11.01.2007	Computer Monitors There is a common misconception that screensavers reduce energy use by monitors; they do not. Setting your computer to automatically switch to sleep mode or manually turning your computer off is always the better energy-saving strategy.