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Gettysburg College Sustainability



Gettysburg Sustainability Facts

The 2010 Give it Up for Good Sale collected 33 tons in donations, raising approximately $18000 for the United Way of Adams County.

If everyone at Gettysburg college turned their thermostat down by 1° F, $90,000 would be saved each year. Put on a sweater this winter!

Gettysburg is home to a colony of Purple Martins that eat bugs, helping to reduce pesticide use. They live in white birdhouses near Quarry Pond.

During the 2010-2011 year, each student wasted approximately 3.8 ounces of food PER MEAL at Servo. Don't throw it away, join the Clean Plate Club!

 

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Gettysburg College and community gathers as part of the 350.org Day of Climate Action. November, 2009It is very easy to get involved with sustainability efforts on campus. Whether it be as simple as recycling that pizza box or using the low-flow toilets in the Center or as involved as joining a local CSA . 

For an easy guide to living sustainably, check out our list of Ten Ways to Live More Sustainably at Gettysburg College:

  1. Use less electricity
  2. Use less water
  3. Carry your own cup & mug
  4. Recycle
  5. Drive less
  6. Volunteer
  7. Buy all-natural products
  8. Buy local
  9. Educate yourself
  10. Educate your peers

To stay in the Sustainability loop, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or read our blog!

 
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