Going Green at Tulane: Simple Steps for First Year Students
True to its name, the Green Wave offers many opportunities to be eco-friendly. Before you even arrive on campus, you can join our greening efforts.
Before you arrive
- Choose energy efficient ENERGY STAR labeled options when purchasing any new electronics or appliances. Almost all of the energy users in a typical dorm room can be found in energy efficient ENERGY STAR labeled options, including computers, lighting, mini-fridges, entertainment systems and more.
- Visit the Energy Smart Shopping for College website to learn more.
- Talk to your roommate about what electronics you will bring and share. If you are not sure whether you will need something, wait. The university offers regular shopping shuttles.
- If you need a mini-fridge, consider renting one from Weiner Cort, which uses all ENERGY STAR labeled models.
- Read about environmental opportunities in and out of the classroom at Tulane at Green.Tulane.edu
As you move in
- For move-in day, read the instructions for getting to your residence hall carefully and bring them with you. McAlister Drive will be under construction as you move in, part way through its transformation to a more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly center of campus.
- Recycle your cardboard boxes. Empty all trash, bottles and cans from your boxes, and place them outside your residence hall near the dumpster. On Move-in Day, look for volunteers in the dark blue recycling shirts who can help you recycle.
- As you set up your computer, be sure to enable the power management software, so your computer sleeps when you aren’t using it.
During your first year
- Recycle all paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastics numbered 1 or 2. Collect your recyclables and trash in the bins provided in your room and take them to your residence hall’s recycling room or outside station. Recycle.tulane.edu has all the details.
- Join a student environmental or community service organization. You can meet student leaders and signup at the Student Activities Expo, held on the first Friday afternoon of the new semester.
- Outreach Tulane, a one-day community service event at the beginning of the semester, has many environmental service projects. Visit http://outreach.tulane.edu/ to sign up.
If all Tulane students chose ENERGY STAR labeled appliances,
we would reduce our greenhouse gas emissions almost 1 million pounds each year.
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