Plastic bottles have nearly been eliminated in all drink vending machines on campus thanks to the Sustainability Advisory and Outreach Committee (SAOC) and the Purchase College Association (PCA).
Purchase College has secured a silver rating from AASHE.
The entire report can be found on the STARS site.
Purchase College made the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges for another year.
A collaboration between the Environmental Studies program and the Sustainability Office sparked a search for species on the Purchase campus.
There are three new PSGA Green Cabinet members: Student Sustainability Coordinator, Compost Master, and FreeStore/New Director. Meet them below!
Working with GreenSheen, a leader in paint recycling, thousands of cans were dropped off by community members.
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.
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.
This past Fall, Green Fee worked with a company called AllMatters (formerly 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.
The move is part of the college’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and social justice.
The Sustainability Advisory and Outreach Committee (SAOC) gathered members’ transportation data to show the positive environmental impact from telecommuting due to COVID
Purchase has partnered with UCapture to decrease our carbon footprint by online shopping!
On March 1, 2020, a new bag waste reduction law took effect in New York State, including campus where hundreds of thousands of bags are used each year!
Did you know transportation accounts for 35% of New York’s carbon footprint? Green commuting is an impactful action!
Purchase project will demonstrate the capabilities of thermal energy storage.