Sustainability at Purchase

Latest News:

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  Purchase is a Top Green College

  According to the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition, a unique resource for students interested in attending colleges with strong commitments to the environment and sustainability.
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  Creating Space for the Birds: Nest Boxes

  Have you noticed the new bird nest boxes around campus? The Environmental Studies department is using these boxes to monitor and conserve bird species in our area.
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  Wayback is LEED Silver Certified

  The Wayback Residence Hall, completed in August 2019, received its official LEED Silver Certification.
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  Sustainability X Global Blog

  This blog seeks to increase learning about sustainability in a global context. Staff and student contributors will explore sustainability roadblocks we face as a campus, community and country as well as how other countries are currently addressing them. The goal of this blog is to combine the experiences of international and domestic students and ultimately broaden our scope of what is possible when it comes to facing these challenges.
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  Sustainable Living on a Budget

  Living sustainably can be associated with a high cost, however through resources at Purchase and the local community, green choices can be accessible and affordable.
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  Funding Available to Support Green Initiatives

  GreenFee Grants are awarded on a rolling basis and are intended to provide funds to support sustainability initiatives that benefit students and advance campus sustainability. 
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  Campus Cup Success

  This past Fall, Green Fee worked with a company called OrganiCup to obtain free organic menstrual cups for Purchase students and alumni, in efforts to combat campus waste. 254 members at Purchase made the switch to a reusable cups avoiding over 134,000 disposable products on campus.
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  Purchase College Joins UN’s University Global Coalition

  The move is part of the college’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and social justice.