IvyTech_SASENewsletter_Vol9_No2

IMPROVING OUR Sustainability With the growing importance of sustainability and making eco- conscious decisions, it’s important to think about how we at SASE can Shining a Spotlight on...

improve as an academic school and make more sustainable business and academic decisions.

Do you support improving our sustainability as a SASE goal?

In the previous edition, we asked you to provide your thoughts in a short survey. Just in time for Earth Day 2024, here are our results! We were pleasantly surprised to see how many of our staff & faculty supported improving SASE’s sustainability! While we can’t possibly include every response, but please know that your responses were incredibly insightful and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know. Our primary goal will always be providing a quality education to our students, and rest assured, we’re not going to implement anything that might add to your workload. This survey simply tells us where we might be able to provide guidance, make small administrative changes, and provide event opportunities.

It depends... 16.7%

No 5.6%

Yes 77.8%

Environmentally sustainable products or practices that you already utilize.

Planting native plants Using community gardens Use environmentally-friendly cleaners, fertilizers, etc. There was an obvious trend in results, and it all seems to point back to the tried-and-true methods of... Print less Use smaller document margins when printing Digital/Online course materials Avoid single-use plastics Avoid products with excessive packaging

Avoid unnecessary purchases Use sustainable lab materials

Food composting Recycle old clothes and shoes Return plastic bags to grocery stores Return medical bottles to pharmacies Foam recycling

Environmentally sustainable products or practices that you’d like to utilize. Though there were many wonderful responses, we limited our answers to practices where SASE might be able to assist, such as...

Recycling on campus Community composting Having small bulletin board/magnetic strips Campus donation drives and buy-nothing groups Ways to more easily use scrap paper

Use re-usable napkins and towels Use re-usable food containers, cups, and grocery bags Re-use commonly disposed items (paper, plastic bags, bubble wrap, etc.)

Print on the back-side of used paper Participate in buy-nothing communities

E-Waste recycling “Odd” recyclables

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