UVM Eco-Reps are undergraduate student employees who help their peers make more sustainable choices while on campus and build an environmental justice ethic that lasts a lifetime. 

Eco-Reps work on outreach and education campaigns covering topics that are relevant to students and tie back to campus life, like energy, food, transportation, water, waste and more – always with an emphasis on equity. Each campaign includes a campus-wide element as well as programming tailored for each Residential Life Learning Community.

In the program students build leadership skills and an understanding of campus operations, making Eco-Reps great innovators and problem solvers! Eco-Reps often help implement pilot initiatives to advance or increase accessibility to campus sustainability.

Know Your Eco-Rep

Eco-Reps are a resource for you. Read about the current Eco-Rep team, and learn which Eco-Reps serve your area of campus and how to get in touch with them.

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Campaigns & Projects

Our focus regularly adapts to the needs of campus! This year we are focused on supporting sustainable operations during COVID and centering justice in our own education and the programming we provide. 

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Resources

Eco-Reps produce lots of resources like videos and guides. Check out the digital version of these tools or contact us if you'd like a print copy for yourself or distribution.

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History

The UVM Eco-Reps program is one of the oldest and most well-respected programs of its kind in the country. It began as a pilot project in the spring of 2004 through the UVM Recycling Office (part of the Physical Plant Department at the time) and is now a partnership between Residential Life and the Office of Sustainability.

 

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