Colby College
ER-T2-1: Student Group

The Environmental Coalition or “Enviro Co” seeks to educate the Colby and Waterville communities about recycling, water quality, maple sugaring, forest management, and other environmental issues. It has been an influential club throughout the years, instituting a number of changes that make the campus more sustainable. It holds weekly meetings and sponsors events throughout the year. Its Unplugged events, co-sponsored by Colby’s EcoRep program, are particularly popular among students. During these events acoustic and a cappella groups perform and locally produced snacks are served, showing that conserving electricity and eating sustainably can be fun. Enviro Co also regularly sets up information tables to raise awareness of different sustainability initiatives on campus. The Environmental Coalition was in charge of the Take Back the Tap movement both on campus and in the Waterville community, greatly reducing bottled water use and educating people about water quality. In the past, the Environmental Coalition helped push for trayless dining, food composting, fair-trade coffee, and using To-Go mugs in the dining halls. These are now integrated practices of Dining Services.