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Sign up for a pick up! ECO will collect your unwanted appliances (e.g., mini-fridges, microwaves, TVs, lamps, mirrors, etc.), clean them out, and resell them at a lower price to new students in the fall! Furniture and big items can be donated to Goodwill. Packaged and canned food can be donated to Feeding South Florida. Learn more.
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The University of Miami ranked number 26 on the 2023 Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges. Since its creation in 2017, it is the first time that the U is ranked among the ultra-competitive Top 50 Green Colleges!
The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges is a resource published online for college applicants seeking schools with strong commitments to the environment in their campus policies, programs, and practices.
Accessible for free at princetonreview.com/green-guide, the 2023 edition profiles 455 colleges and presents a ranking list of the Top 50 Green Colleges among over 1,000 institutions rated. Learn more.
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Student Government ECO Agency recently partnered with Facilities and Dr. Feeley, Director of the Gifford Arboretum, to sponsor the installation of a Solar Bench along the Stone Circle path in the Arboretum. Come stroll along this hidden gem of the campus, sit down, meditate, and take in the beauty of Miami's campus while charging your phone on solar energy. Visit the Gifford Arboretum.
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ECO Agency, in partnership with the University Complex (UC) operations team, recently installed a heat trapping film on the UC Whitten windows. This type of technology avoids glazing while saving energy thanks to reduced AC loads. This film is not visible from the outside, but will reject much more solar energy than conventional window films. Visit ECO Agency.
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Whether you choose to support research in critical areas, promote more sustainable business practices, or encourage those who will one day make laws that change the world, you will be nurturing a brighter future for us all. Learn more.
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Join us on Friday, May 19 at 12 p.m. and meet with Julie Topf! Julie graduated from UM in 2021 with majors in Ecosystem Science and Policy and Spanish, and minors in Climate Science and Policy and Geography. She is now the Climate & Energy Program Coordinator at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Register now.
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This summer, staff members who don't have access to a garden at home will have a chance to book a small lot of the Sustainability Garden raised beds to start planning for the growing season. This arrangement allows participants who live in condos or townhouses to express their green thumb passion, and even try some edibles from their home country! Contact greenu@miami.edu to book your lot (and keep in mind that its first come, first served.)
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Recycling your toner cartridges has never been so easy! Follow instructions on miami.edu/toner and ship your box of cartridges. If you have a UPS account, schedule a pick-up; if not, have the box picked up by UM Mailing Operations, or drop the box at the UPS store in Lakeside Village. Thanks in advance for helping our planet. Visit miami.edu/toner.
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GREEN U and ECO ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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