THE BIG, GREEN IDEA

Caught Green Handed

At Hobart and William Smith, light bulbs are going off over the heads of students, faculty and staff all the time – it just so happens that more and more of them are the eco-friendly, compact fluorescent variety. Not only has environmental awareness and activism been the focus of strong individual projects, but over the past academic year, being green has become a collective effort that brings together an entire range of HWS community members, student organizations and academic disciplines.

Get in the Game

The Colleges are participating in the Recyclemania Competition (February 1st-March 28th). Our goal is to beat last year's record high of 23.28 percent. So get in the game, and pitch-in…one bin!!

Schools participating in both the Per Capita Classic and the Waste Minimization competitions are eligible to become the Grand Champion of RecycleMania. The Grand Champion will be the school that, based on their combined results, demonstrates the greatest achievement in both source reduction and recycling.

Eco Events

Recyclemania

February 1st-March 28th

Get Caught Green Handed: January 18th-March 28th

  • Enter the weekly Caught Green Handed Competition by Recycling
  • You could win a green prize from the bookstore or a “no limit” parking pass for a week (of course your emissions are offset for the week too!!)

Win Snack Money: February 1st-March 28th

  • Reduce is the first of the 3 Rs and the most important step in reducing our environmental impact
  • Show that you reduce by bringing a reusable mug to the café. You will be entered into the weekly raffle and could win snack money!!

Inter-Residence Hall Competition: February 9th-March 7th

  • Who’s Hall is the Greenest? We’ll find out during a four week Inter-Residence Area Competition
  • Look for details from your RA’s!!! (There could be a wild prize to the winning hall!)

Campus Greens Meeting

Every Monday, 8:00 PM, Sill House (710 South Main Street)

  • Student environmental organization
  • Encourages individual and institutional responsibility for environmental awareness and activism
  • Informs and increases environmental literacy
  • Encourages the campus community to act on many environmental issues
  • The Climate Task Force and Campus Greens work closely together to help transition the Colleges to a culture of environmental sustainability

Campus Greens Website


GREEN FACTS

Contacts

If you have any questions about the HWS Goes Green Program or Climate Task Force, feel free to contact- Sustainability Coordinator, James Landi 315-781-4442

The Climate Commitment

This Environmental Commitment provides a framework and support for more than 600 of America's colleges and universities to go carbon neutral. The signatories of the Commitment pledge to fulfill a three-step constitution which includes expediently initiating a comprehensive plan for climate neutrality, taking tangible action to reduce greenhouse gases, and publicizing the action plan, inventory and progress. The Commitment recognizes the unique responsibility that institutions of higher education have as role models for their communities and in training the people who will develop the social, economic and technological solutions to reverse global warming.