Trash Sort

Hello friends!



I hope you had a wonderful Earth Week and your week is off to a great start!


I want to thoroughly share the news coverage we got from the Trash Sort that kicked off the beginning of Earth Week celebrations.

All the major local news stations were there because trash is eye-catching! Check out the links below~

Campus Goes Dumpster Diving

Channel 6

Sign on San Diego

UCSD digs through 1000 lbs trash

The Guardian

There is also a great conference in LA June 20-23. Check out the 2010 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference site here!

I want to also remind you to register and attend the 8th Annual California Student Sustainability Coalition's Spring Converegence~ Right here at UCSD!

Here is a quick link for you to register: fun!

Registration ends at midnight on Wednesday, April 28th.

Wishing you a wonderful day full of laughter,

Jessica B.

Earth Week adventures!

Hey Tritons,

Earth Week has been a good time!
I ventured over to the Marshall Lowers last weekend (Sun. April 18th) to check out the cool trial run of the laundry racks being funded by HDH's very own Green Grants! woohoo

The lovely interns from Green Campus, Susan Kram and Jennifer Hull, had the event at Marshall RA, Jennifer Truong's apartment.


The event was a success, as residents from six Marshall apartments came by to collect their laundry racks. Two racks were designated per apartment, and by the end of the quarter, the Green Campus reps will send the recipients a survey asking for feedback regarding their experience using the racks.This is just another great way that HDH is helping to fund the many ways UCSD students want to green the campus, and impact the lives of their peers.



In other news, in case you guys missed it, there was a massive trash sort in Town Square this last Monday (April 19th) stemming from UCSD's Recyclemania results.

Videos: UCSD kicked off its annual Earth Week festivities with students digging through more than 1,000 pounds of trash to demonstrate how much could have been recycled.
UCSD digs through 1000 lbs. of trash to kick off Earth Week
Source: sdnn.com

The photo below is the aftermath of the sort.
Krista Mays, Truman Mak, and Kimberly Tran took a breather after an intense day that lasted from before 8am until after 12pm.
We collected bag after bag of recyclable material from the trash sort as seen here in the blue bags by Truman's feet.
I was proud to represent The Village, being that they placed first out of all six colleges, with a Recyclemania waste diversion rate of 31%.


The Earth Day pre-party went down today in Price Center East! The EcoNauts were out celebrating the Earth, while rockin our tye-dye Ts and "EcoNaut Approved" tats.

We had bubbles, face paint, temporary tattoos, and Recyclemania results!! woohoo
If you guys happened to be at any of these events, tell me what you thought of them!
hwilhelm@ucsd.edu

See you at Muirstock!....Fri, April 23rd, Muir Quad, 2-5pm!

Happy Earth Week!
* Hilary

*Earth Week*

Hello friends!

I hope you are all enjoying your fresh start in this second week of spring quarter. May your studies and friendships be off to a great start.

April is a very special month because it contains the day to the celebrate the Earth in it- what a thought! So here at UCSD, we will celebrate week-long the beauty of the place we live.

You can find most of the Earth Week happenings at UCSD on the following website:

earthweek.ucsd.edu

HDH will be hosting an educational Trash Sort on Monday, April 19th 11am-1pm on Town Square.

In honor of Earth Week, the Advisory Commitee on Sustainaiblity will recognize individuals or groups that have made the campus more sustainable. If you think of someone/a group that deserves this nomination, send it by midnight of April 14, 2010. Write and send your nomination Here!

~Wishing you a wonderful day following the earthquake and rains. Make sure to hide under a stable surface and use an umbrella for future safety procedures.

All the best,
Jessica