Signs, Water, and Education!

Hey guys!

I hope you are all doing great! I know I am.

We recently put up signs around campus, hot off the press, to clearly remind students what is the recycling and what is the compost bin. We still have plenty more to distribute so don't get too upset if you haven't seen them yet. Remember, the trash dumpster is GREEN and the recycling is BLUE.

Another thing to aware you of is that November is WATER AWARENESS MONTH. Expect to be reminded of saving water every day of life, and be on the look-out for really cool stuff. Something that is going on with that is an Art, Film, and Innovation Competition. Exemplify your artistic ability relating to water in any way and win

$100.

This will be rewarded by Aquaholics Anonymous, a student org, and you can turn in your work by November 13th to aquaholicsucsd.com

Want to do some extra good for others? Are you a patriot for education? If you answered yes to these questions, all you have to do it a very simple tax of collecting your box tops that say "box Tops for Education" and $.10 for each top will go to Box Tops will be donated to a school in Bellingham,

Washington that has been selected by the host institution, Western Washington University.

Collect your box tops and turn them into Windi N. Sasaki's desk by November 12th.

Find out what is included in this Box Tops for Ecucation Program:

http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx

Best,

Jessica

Signs in Dining Halls

Hey guys!

I hope you are all having a wonderful week. We know we are at HDH because we are updating all of the recycling and composting signs in the dining facilities and really working on implementing the composting program.

If you didn't know, UCSD is going to start COMPOSTING around November. The composted goods from UCSD are going to go to "The Greenery" at the Miramar Landfill. There they will be transformed into soil and be used to beautify the earth!

For those of you who read the Guardian, there was an article written about our composting plans in the 42nd volume and 5th issue (Volume XLII, Issue V). It's called "Compost Plans Still in Early Stages" for those of you really interested in learning about composting at UCSD.

The updated signs will include the recent changes to the acceptable recyclable and compostable items for specifically the UCSD campus.

NOW COMPOSTABLE:

-Meat and bones

NOW RECYCLABLE:

-milk jugs/cartons

-#3-#7 recyclables (things such as yogurt cups)

And napkins have always been compostable. That is a compostable item that most people are in unbelief about. But believe it!!

Hilary, *the Compost Queen*, enforcing the composting way.

Look out for the new signs, and follow them. Happy composting!

-Jessica B.