| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.02 |
| Liaison | Dayna Cook |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Northern Arizona University
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
Casey
Fisher Marketing Director: NAU Campus Dining Dining Services |
Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
The name of the campaign(s):
A brief description of the campaign(s):
In August 2010, Dining Services purchased a reusable shopping bag for every on-campus resident and gave them out on move-in day along with education on the importance of not using plastic bags on campus.
During the Welcome week events, Dining Services had a "bag monster" at their booth who gave out information on the environmental issues associated with plastic bag use. There was a quiz that students could take about plastic bags as well and when they got the answer correct, they were given a free reusable bag.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
The outcome of this campaign was that Dining services was able to phase out ALL plastic bags in dining, including in franchise/retail locations, over the course of the fall semester. Students must either bring their own bag or purchase a reusable bag on campus now.
The result is a savings of more than 30,000 plastic bags on campus.
The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Residence Hall Energy Competition also in progress at the time of this reporting. Measurable results not available prior to report submission.
Residence Hall Energy Competition also in progress at the time of this reporting. Measurable results not available prior to report submission.
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