Sustainability

Your Sustainable Lawrence University Update

Upcoming:

• Earth Day is Monday, April 22. Stay tuned for Earth Week programming!

What we’re doing:

• As of March 25, plastic bags were eliminated from Kate’s Corner Store and the Cafe. Thank you for your support in diverting plastic waste from the landfill!
• A collaboration of student organizations at Lawrence hosted Empty Bowls 2019 and raised $2,000 for Feeding America earlier this month. For a donation of $10, community members were given a bowl made by members of the Ceramics Club and a meal of soup prepared and donated by Baking and Cooking Club, Greenfire, SLUG, Co-op, and Beta. Proceeds went towards fighting hunger in our community. Over 180 people attended. Great work, everyone!

Your Sustainable Lawrence University Update

Upcoming:

SLUG is now accepting applications for summer workers. SLUG helps to grow produce that is bought and sold by Bon Appetit in Andrew Commons and runs a community compost program. Contact Erik Nordstrom for details and the application. erik.n.nordstrom@lawrence.edu

What we’re doing:

• Last week 8 students attended The Wild Things Conference, a conference celebrating the region’s nature and how people enjoy and protect it, with funds from the Student Sustainability Fund.
• Composting is now available in most major residence halls. Even the RHD’s have compost bins in their apartments!
• Lawrence is diverting waste from the landfill, we just received our first order of refurbished office chairs that will prevent us from buying new chairs made from raw materials and prevent used ones from being thrown away.

Your Sustainable Lawrence University update

What we’re doing:

• Sustainability funding is available for research, internships, volunteer or service projects, class projects, or student group initiatives. Students should apply to the Student Sustainability Fund. 
• Students, have you noticed the new recycling bins in each student room that are helping to improve Lawrence’s recycling rate?! 
• Memorial Chapel is staying cozy despite the cold winter temperatures. Energy saving measures such as new insulation in the attic as well as the introduction of LED light bulbs are estimated to be saving 105,000 kilowatt hours and $10,000 per year.