Green Team Recycling Survey

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Green Team Recycling Survey

• Brown Bag Presentation
• Deborah Lilton
• April 22, 2009

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Survey Basics

• Survey response rate 25 ( 1 in 4 staff
  members)
• Survey Open Date April 5, 2009
• Survey Close Date TBD
• Survey Purpose 1) raise awareness about energy
  conservation, 2) help the library find ways to
  synchronize with the campus Think One campaign,
  and 3) gather ideas for saving energy.

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Do you.
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What do you recycle?
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Top 4 Eco-friendly policies supported by staff

• 91.9 support using recycled paper products.
• 91.9 support reducing unnecessary lighting.
• 85.5 support putting work computer in sleep
  mode when not in use.
• 79 support switching toilets to low-water use
  models.

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Creative ways staff reduce waste

• Use clothesline to dry clothes when possible.
• Re-paint lamps and re-finish furniture instead of
  buying new.
• Grill with wood, not gas or charcoal. Wood is
  provided free by high winds.

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Creative ways staff reuse everyday products

• Use the white plastic trays that come with meat
  products to plant around clematis roots.
• Use worn-out clothes to mop floor.
• Use paper shopping bags as cooling racks for
  cookies.

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Ways staff reduce transportation carbon footprint
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Want to know more about reducing and reusing?

• Ecosalon.com
• Treehugger.com
• Storyofstuff.com
• Idealbite.com