Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 66.84 |
Liaison | Stephanie Del Rosario |
Submission Date | May 26, 2022 |
California State University, Fullerton
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Stephanie
Del Rosario Sustainability Analyst Physical Plant |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
CSUF has continued to hold Titan Clean Air Day in 2020 and 2021 hosting an array of virtual events to educate, empower and engage students, faculty and staff to make a change in reversing the effects of climate change. https://www.cleanairday.org/
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The Fresh Air Advocates organization has been around since 2013, the same year CSUF became a smoke-free campus. Since its inception, the organization has held cigarette butt cleanup events every semester.
The student group has partnered with health organizations, such as the American Lung Association and the Truth Initiative, to advocate for a vape-free and E-cigarette free environment. https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/creating-a-cleaner-campus-one-cigarette-butt-at-a-time/article_aa25c55c-6fb5-5d09-aec3-41d60de6a7c7.html
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Once collected, CSUF then packaged and shipped the cigarette butts to the company TerraCycle. The collected butts were prepared for processing where the residual tobacco and paper were separated out and composted. The filter which was composed of white synthetic fiber was cleaned, melted, and pelletized using a method called extrusion. The cellulose acetate powder was used in the manufacturing of recycled plastic lumber. The lumber was used to build park benches, picnic tables and more. https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/cigarette-waste-recycling
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/titans-tackle-climate-crisis-during-campus-sustainability-month/article_b868f464-0c32-11eb-a243-87ba6a57403e.html
Creating a cleaner campus one cigarette butt at a time
https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/creating-a-cleaner-campus-one-cigarette-butt-at-a-time/article_aa25c55c-6fb5-5d09-aec3-41d60de6a7c7.html
Titans tackle climate crisis during Campus Sustainability Month
https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/titans-tackle-climate-crisis-during-campus-sustainability-month/article_b868f464-0c32-11eb-a243-87ba6a57403e.html
Creating a cleaner campus one cigarette butt at a time
https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/creating-a-cleaner-campus-one-cigarette-butt-at-a-time/article_aa25c55c-6fb5-5d09-aec3-41d60de6a7c7.html
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