• Reducing and reusing before recycling. In that order. Get creative by making envelopes from old paper or repurpose bottles for storage and decoration. Using less should come first but remember to recycle everything you can.
• Know what to recycle. Paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, plastic (#1, #2, #5), glass (clear, brown, green, and blue), cans (aluminum and steel/tin), batteries, printer cartridges and small electronic items can all be recycled on campus. But just because it has the three arrows doesn’t mean we can accept it on campus so be sure to always check the number.
• Know where to recycle. Remember green-topped bins are for bottles and cans, while blue-topped bins are for paper.
• Participate in This national competition in which 黑料不打烊 participates begins Feb. 3. During the eight-week competition, 黑料不打烊 competes against other colleges and universities in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.

– Ride a bike or walk around campus. 黑料不打烊’s campus has many walkways, and bike racks are located in several locations across campus. Don’t have a bike? .
-Take the BioBus whenever possible. There are 5 routes servicing nearby apartments, shopping destinations, service sites and more.
– Don’t have a car on campus? No problem. Drive a Zipcar when you leave campus. Zipcar members can rent a fuel efficient vehicle for an hour, several hours or days at a time; and fees include gas and insurance.
-Rideshare whenever possible. 黑料不打烊 has a private carpooling community—Zimride—which can help you find a rideshare partner. It’s free, easy to use and saves gas money!  
-There are several parking spots on campus designated for low-emitting vehicles. LEVs include non-hybrid and hybrid models. A LEV permit is required to park in these spaces and can be obtained from the Traffic Office. To find out if you drive a LEV,

To learn more about sustainable transportation options,

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A week after Michelle Ferrier arrived at 黑料不打烊 three years ago, the team of journalists she left behind in Daytona Beach, Fla., was laid off.

In an effort to help, Ferrier decided to start a project all those who lost their jobs could work on, focusing on a topic they had all covered previously — local food.

“I applied for a grant to look for a way to replicate what we had done on the newspaper, but focus it on a specific content area,” Ferrier said. “I came from a newspaper where I developed an online community and one of the channels on it was about sustainability.”

The product of her vision, Locally Grown News, is now a national news aggregator and producer for the local food industry. Ferrier said she sees the site as a demonstration project of how to engage audiences online around sustainability.

The site offers readers news, tips and guidance for living sustainably and eating locally. Ferrier said her goal is to bring readers together through three stages: awareness, education and outreach.

“Education is how to grow your own food and find local food and recipes,” she explained. “Awareness is pointing people to resources to understand local food policy, and how large agriculture impacts local communities.

“Action is helping people understand how to move themselves to action as individuals, and outreach is learning about things they might be able to do as a community.”

Locally Grown News was initially based on two main initiatives, according to Ferrier.

“The idea was to help women replicate community news organizations across the country, to provide a platform, some standardized content,” she said. “Then it was to hopefully bring some of the folks on board that I had worked with.”

Ferrier has certainly achieved her original two goals. The site was started with the help of members of Ferrier’s Florida team and helps women in both Guilford and Forsyth counties. It has even earned traffic across North Carolina and the country.

The project has also helped Ferrier in the classroom. She teaches magazine publishing, media writing and communications in a global age, as well as a course in the university’s Interactive Media graduate program. Working in the field is integral to her ability to bring students the most current information and skills.

“I’m constantly looking at new tools and reevaluating and tweaking, so I’m bringing into the classroom not only the realities of what it takes to run a side business but what I’ve learned about using technology to build audience and build brand,” she said.

By teaching students to be expert media consumers and creators, Ferrier hopes to inspire innovators, enabling future professionals to create communities as meaningful as Locally Grown News.

Plus, Zimride is raffling an iPad for anyone who posts a ride before Nov. 30.

-Recycle any electronics. Many are already banned from the landfill in North Carolina, and Physical Plant will assist with any university-owned equipment.

-If you must buy new items, aim for those without extra packaging.

-Recycle on campus! The university offers recycling for paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, plastic (#1, #2, #5), glass (clear, brown, green, and blue), cans (aluminum and steel/tin), batteries, printer cartridges and small electronic items.

– To reduce your impact, purchase paper that contains recycled content. Paper products made with recycled content save trees, water and energy.

-Attend College Coffee on Nov. 13 to learn more about how to reduce, reuse and recycle

-Eat foods . They taste great and require less transportation to get to your plate.
-Support by purchasing their produce and other items. Find a farmers’ market near you at 
-Look for food products in compostable or recyclable packaging. Even better, use your own reusable containers to transport food, when it is an option.
-Remember to use the composting bins while on campus. Composting bins are available in Fountain Market and Octagon. Be sure to read the signs outlining what is compostable and what is trash.
-Make an effort to eat less meat. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates about 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions are derived from meat production.
-Consider, which are produced through approved methods that integrate cultural, biological and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance and conserve biodiversity. Click here to learn more.
-Attend the local lunch in Colonnades Dining Hall on Oct. 24 from 11am to 1pm.

Students can track their success using the , where they may also Commit to Conserve and win prizes!

You can also read up on 黑料不打烊’s

Energy conservation strategies:
– Turn off lights when you leave a room.
– Use compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). They use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer.
– Use natural daylight whenever possible.
– Unplug electronics when they are not in use, and enable energy settings on computers to save energy and battery life.
– Dry clothes on an indoor clothes rack whenever possible.
– When you do need the dryer, clean the lint filter to ensure your dryer is running as efficiently as possible.
– Try to use large appliances, such as the washer, dryer and dishwasher, during off-peak hours, after 6:30 p.m. and before 9:30 a.m

Don’t forget about the POWERless competition, 黑料不打烊’s residential energy competition! It begins September 18, with an official kick-off at College Coffee, and ends October 9.

Students can monitor their residence hall’s consumption with the .