| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Richard Johnson |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Rice University
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Richard
Johnson Director of Sustainability Facilities Engineering and Planning |
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):
Waste-less Wednesdays was a student group project in the fall of 2008 that removed trays from the serveries (dining halls) for lunch on Wednesdays for several weeks. Food, water, and utility savings were assessed after each tray-less meal and compared to a typical meal. Surveys and door-to-door polling were also conducted to assess student attitudes towards going tray-less.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
This project had a number of positive results. Post-consumer food waste was reduced by 15% and pre-consumer food waste was reduced by 30%. Water and utilities savings amounted to 11%. Waste-less Wednesdays led to the campus-wide adoption of tray-less dining every day in all serveries beginning in the spring of 2009.
The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Other examples of student-led outreach campaigns at Rice include the Energy Competition, the Aluminum Can Recycling Competition, and Recyclemania.
The Energy Competition (held during the 2007-2008 academic year) pitted the northern and southern residential colleges against each other, and resulted in an estimated $15,000-20,000 in energy savings.
In fall of 2008, residential colleges competed against each other in the Recycling Competition, an effort to promote aluminum can recycling. Students recorded 98 pounds of aluminum in the pre-competition 2-week period. During the 2-week competition, after study breaks and an educational campaign, 149 pounds of aluminum were collected.
Rice also regularly participates in Recyclemania every spring semester.
Other examples of student-led outreach campaigns at Rice include the Energy Competition, the Aluminum Can Recycling Competition, and Recyclemania.
The Energy Competition (held during the 2007-2008 academic year) pitted the northern and southern residential colleges against each other, and resulted in an estimated $15,000-20,000 in energy savings.
In fall of 2008, residential colleges competed against each other in the Recycling Competition, an effort to promote aluminum can recycling. Students recorded 98 pounds of aluminum in the pre-competition 2-week period. During the 2-week competition, after study breaks and an educational campaign, 149 pounds of aluminum were collected.
Rice also regularly participates in Recyclemania every spring semester.
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