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Reduce
*Approximately 20% reduction in Styrofoam usage from Fiscal Year 03 - Fiscal Year 07.
*Exploring the elimination of Styrofoam in Fiscal Year 2009 from Dunkin' Donuts.
*Hilltop, as a "green" facility, currently is using more paper and alternative service-ware
and utensils that decompose within days in the landfill.
*Using biodegradable plastic containers in retail dining facilities, such as
Natureworks compost-able grab-n-go containers.
*Resizing of our hours of operations in Fiscal Year 2008 to reduce the energy usage
during the low customer traffic periods in various locations.
*Increase fountain beverage servicing in the dining units, leading to a 35% reduction in sale of bottled beverages.
*Maintain 2006-07 energy footprint with Coca-Cola, only swapping of beverage coolers or vending units will be accepted.
Exploring with Coca-Cola to install vending misers that will turn off power to vending machines based on motion and temperature.
*Replaced an electric boiler with a gas boiler at the Commissary for an energy cost savings of $900 per month.
*Replacing an electric pizza oven for a gas oven in Raquette Pizza in 2008.
*Replaced a 50 year old dishwasher with a energy efficeint low water use unit in Neubig Dining.
*Dramatically reduced the volume of printed marketing materials sent to new and returning students by focusing on key messages and ephasizing ASC's web page.
*Reduced the use of strong chemicals by switching to "green" cleaning agents.
*Reduced paper waste by conducting the ASC dining survey and all elections to the ASC membership online. All photocopied material is double sided where applicable.
Recycle
*ASC recycles 100% of all eligible plastic and metal containers in our production facilities.
*Recycles used vegetable fryer oil. A local farmer collects and uses as bio fuel for farm equipment, home heating and his automobile.
*Working on the preservation and/or elimination of plastic trays.
Reuse
*Neubig Dining was converted to an all-you-care-to-eat dining facility in 2005. In conjunction with this change, ASC started using washable china and silverware. As a result we have reduced the use and disposal of paper, Styrofoam, and plastics in Neubig alone by over 30%.
*Food remaining in dining halls before semester breaks is donated to local food pantries.
*The College Store offer students a rebate, if they return cardboard Pre-pack boxes to be reused.
* The College Store has one of the largest selections of used and recycled text books.