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2009-2010 Eco-Rep Actions

A sampling of actions from the year...
Want to know what Eco-Reps do on a weekly basis?  Check out the "To Do Lists" in each section of our manual.
Want to see what we've done in years past?  Check out our Archives.

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Dining Hall Survey
Every year, the Eco-Reps go and take a look at the various dining options on campus to observe and make a few recommendations. See their recommendations here.

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Eco-Reps Symposium @ Tufts University
On Saturday, November 7th, three UVM Eco-Reps and program coordinator, Christina, went to Tufts University to spend the day with Eco-Reps from 15 other campuses around the northeast. See the schedule and photos here.

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Food Waste Weigh In: Year Three
For the past 3 years, the Eco-Reps have weighed the food waste from a week's worth of dinners at Simpson Dining Hall. The good news is that food waste per person is down from 2007 when trays were still in use on campus.  See the results here.

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Community Based Social Marketing Project
A new project this year is for each team of Eco-Reps to conduct a community based social marketing (CBSM) project.  (see project description)

Here are a few samples from this project:
Surveys: Energy conservation (L/L), Composting (Harris/Millis)
Barrier/Survey results: Composting (CBWC); Recycling (Mercy); Phantom Power/Chargers (MSCHR); Composting (Harris/Millis)
Strategies:  Recycling (UNH), Water use (CWP)
Events: Pancake Breakfast/Compost 101 (CBWC)
Follow up Survey: Recycling (MAT), Recycling (Mercy)

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Bulb Swaps
Once again, the Eco-Reps are going door-to-door swapping out light bulbs, this fall in CBWC, Harris/Millis, McAuley & WDW. See results from previous swaps.

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DC Waste Sort
For the third year in a row, Eco-Reps conducted a large waste sort in front of the Davis Center on October 7, 2009.  See the results from this year's sort, along with how they compare to previous years.

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MRF Tour
Several of the Eco-Reps went a tour of the Materials Recovery Facility-- or MRF (rhymes with smurf), to see first-hand where and how our recyclables are sorted.  Find out more about the MRF, including a video of what's inside at http://www.cswd.net/facilities/material_recovery.shtml

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Davis Center Farmers' Market
Our Davis Center Eco-Rep, Phil Fandel, organized the second farmers' market on the Davis Center lawn on September 23rd with plenty of local food vendors as well as live music.

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Health & Wellness Seminars
Our returning Eco-Reps attended three sessions of the Health & Wellness RLC seminars to talk about sustainable living practices in September.

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Allen House Picnic Compost Assistance
A few Eco-Reps lent a hand with composting to our LBGTQA friends at Allen House for their annual picnic in September.

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Student Activities Fest Tabling
Eco-Reps spread the word about what we do and how to stay in touch with campus sustainability projects at the annual Student Activities Fest in September.

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Training Day
The new Eco-Reps got to know each other a little better by playing fun games such as Egg, Chicken, Ninja Warrior..
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Last modified January 11 2010 12:03 PM