What Is Going On?

What You Can Do To Make A Difference:

Send us an email to schedule a pick-up or give us one of your great ideas about Going Green! Don't forget to tell all of your friends about the program.

Energy

• You can drastically reduce your energy bill by simply switching to energy-saving compact florescent light bulbs (CFL’s, you know, the funny looking swirly ones).
• You can pick them up in convenient places such as Home Depot, Costco, Walmart etc. And right now they are very cheap due to subsidies from SDG&E! Don’t forget to turns lights off when you are not in the room to increase those savings.
• Save energy and money at home with Energy Star products for heating, cooling, lighting, and all of your appliances. Next time you are in market for an energy consuming product, see if there is an Energy Star alternative.
• Use less hot water. When washing clothes, do full loads each time, use only cold water, and hang dry when done. If you can’t live without the dryer, make sure to clean the lint-trap after every load!
• Use the natural sunlight during the day for light and heat. At night, make sure to close all the windows and doors to keep heat in.

Water

• Use less water. We consume an enormous amount of water, whether from showering, flushing the toilet, doing dishes, or watering plants.
• Low flow shower heads and faucets are available at home appliance stores and use significantly less water.
• If you are using a toilet with a tank, simply throwing a brick in the tank or a full quart of water can reduce water consumption each flush.
• Using a tub of warm water to wash dishes and cold water to rinse them is considered to be one of the best practices.
• Finally, make sure to water plants at night when it’s the temperature has cooled so no water is wasted from evaporation.

Recycling

• We have set up a recycling center at Piedra del Sol apartments where we collect plastic, glass, and aluminum beverage containers on the first floor by the lounge office. NEW: we are now collecting plastic bags to be recycled as well. We also do pick-ups from local houses within 1 mile from SDSU, where we will come to your house and pick up all of your recyclable beverage containers for you. Pick-up hours are on Sundays from 10-2 p.m. Send us an email to schedule a pick-up.
• Consider reusing as much as possible. Water bottles, glass jars, and even disposable dishware can be reused a number of times (including those red cups, which there is an identical clear cup that is recyclable if disposed of properly that is an excellent alternative, FYI). Try bringing reusable bottles to campus instead of buying bottles each time, and for the Starbucks connoisseurs, purchasing a coffee mug can reduce the consumption of paper cups.

Automobile Emissions

• Reduce automobile emissions by driving less.
• Make a habit to ride a bike, skate, or walk for those short trips.
• Take advantage of public transportation, including the very accessible Trolley.
• If you must drive, make sure to properly inflate your tires, get your engine checked regularly, carpool, and consider a fuel-efficient vehicle.
• Also, air-conditioners are one of the leading causes of chlorofluorocarbons in our atmosphere. When appropriate, see if you can do with the windows rolled down. If you’ve ever watched Mythbusters, they have shown that there is no significance savings or loss in gas mileage when rolling the window down as opposed to using the AC unit.

source: http://as.sdsu.edu/greenlove/index.html

Here Are Some Groups That Are Working With Us To Help SDSU Go Green!

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A campus littered with stray bottles and cans has motivated a student group at San Diego State Success Enabled Pilots, to go green in the new year with a recycling program.
"We just noticed a lot of bottles and things lying around and wanted to do something about it," said finance senior Patrick Townend, president of SEP.
"(We thought) it would be great to come up with something that is easily accessible to students. I think a lot more people would be willing to recycle."
With that in mind, the group has developed a program in which they do all the dirty work to the benefit of SDSU students and the environment.
SEP has been posting recycling bins at the Piedra del Sol apartments and is offering to pick up sorted recyclables from fraternity and sorority houses, residence halls and residences within a mile of campus.
Group members will pick up recyclables every Sunday from Jan. 27 to Feb. 17.
"We know how parties tend to get crazy over the weekend and that usually results in a lot of excess cans and bottles," Townend said. "As long as people are willing to sort their recycling, we will pick it up for them on Sunday at whatever time they need."
SEP also plans to hand out energy-saving light bulbs, which save up to $92 in energy bills over their lifetime, to anyone who uses the weekend recycling service.
The group is also working with the College of Arts and Letters in an effort to improve the waste on campus and eventually make recycling bins available in all campus classrooms and residence halls.
"Anything we can do to help the environment is a good thing," Townend said. 
To take advantage of this opportunity to go green, contact SEP at sdsusep@hotmail.com to schedule a place and time for recycling pick up. Visit www.sdsusep.org for further information.

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