ALL OF THESE ITEMS IN ONE BIN

COMPOSTWhere available, compost all food, tea bags, coffee grounds, wooden stirrers, napkins, paper towels, and compostable products.

TRASHPlastic bags, films and wrappers, Styrofoam, napkins and paper towels (when compost is not available), straws, and plastic utensils.

E-WASTELight Bulbs, batteries, PDAs, cell phones, chargers and adapters, and electrical cords can be disposed in the blue e-waste tubes located around campus.

REUSEOld furniture, books, clothes, office supplies, and other non-perishable items can be dropped off at reuse donation stations across campus. Or swap items at regular Freecycles.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALSContact the Building Manager regarding the safe disposal of hazardous materials and bulk items.

Visit green.harvard.edu/waste for more information.

AT HARVARD Welcome GuideSUSTAINABILITY

PAPER ITEMS & CARDBOARDWhite and Colored PaperShredded PaperPaper BagsPaper Plates and BowlsPaper ClamshellsWrapping PaperNewspaperMagazines and CatalogsPhone Books and Junk MailCoffee CupsBooksCardboard BoxesPizza BoxesPaperboard (i.e. paper towel rolls, cereal, tissue, and frozen food boxes)

GLASS JARS & BOTTLESBeverage BottlesFood JarsWine Bottles

PLASTICSPlastic Items #1–7Stiff Plastic ContainersShampoo BottlesConditioner BottlesMilk CartonsJuice BoxesLarge Plastics (i.e laundry baskets)

METAL CANS & FOILEmpty Aerosol CansAluminum CansAluminum Foil and TraysMetal Food CansSpiral Cans (i.e. potato chip and nut cans)

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL RECYCLING• Empty and flatten all cardboard items.• Remove beverages and food items from containers.• Plastic recycling numbers can be located on the bottom of the plastic items.

"This generation's task is to thinkdifferently about how we inhabit the earth." -President Drew Faust

RECYCLE

LEARN IT, LIVE IT GET INVOLVED Get funding for your creative ideas with a Student Sustainability Grant.Apply to be a leader on the Council for Student Sustainability Leaders.Visit the Harvard Center for the Environment for lectures and other

programs on energy and the environment.

BE HEALTHY AND WELL Try Meatless Mondays and check out the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate and Harvard's Farmers' Markets. Learn about meditation and stress reduction, and practice at the Harvard Wellness Center. Bike, walk, or opt for public transit. Use safer green cleaning supplies in your home, lab, or office.

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Use a reusable water bottle, tote, or coffee mug. Donate and swap unwanted office supplies, clothes, and other items. Recycle and compost where possible.Bring batteries, cell phones, chargers, and CFLs to the blue e-waste tubes.

SAVE ENERGYTurn off electronics, shut off lights, and unplug devices when not in

use and during vacation.Enable power management settings on your computer.

CONSERVE WATERReduce shower time. Every 5 minutes in the shower uses 8 gallons

of water.Run only full loads of laundry and wash in cold to save energy, it uses

1/10th of the energy.

Together, we are building a healthy, sustainable campus

GREEN.HARVARD.EDU #GREENHARVARD @GREENHARVARD

Our efforts are centered around three core pillars:

Research that occurs across disciplines and throughout the world;

Teaching our students to understand the complexity of these challenges so they are ready to address them wherever their lives may lead;

Acting on campus to model an institutional pathway to a healthier, more sustainable future.

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HEALTH AND

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CAMPUS

OPERATIONS

CULTURE AND

LEARNING

NATURE AND

ECOSYSTEMS

EMISSIONS:30% by 2016

WATER:30% by 2020

WASTE:50% by 2020

LANDSCAPING:75% organic by 2020

Harvard has long recognized that the global challenges of climate change and sustainability pose an immediate and long-term threat to people and our planet.

The Harvard Sustainability Plan, adopted in 2014, aligns our 13 Schools and multiple administrative departments around a holistic vision for sustainability, and sets clear University-wide goals and priorities for moving forward.

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