From all of us at the Sustainability Office, thank you for attending Earth Week events! From the documentary screening to skill shares, teach-ins to business partner tabling, YOU made Earth Week successful by being interested, showing up, and participating in appreciating the Earth. Keep an eye out for next year’s Earth Week, and contact the…
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Tuesday’s Earth Week Events
Boy do we have a great line-up for you tomorrow – Tuesday is FULL with diverse events. Make sure to check a couple of these out: Green Grad Scavenger Hunt Continues! Sustainable Clark Tabling 11am-2p, Red Square Green Business Partner Tabling: ITS and EL Harvey, 11am-2pm UC Earth Week Skill Share: Make Biofuel, 12pm-3pm, The…
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Three weeks ’til Earth Week
Get excited, because Earth Week is just around the corner! Instead of our traditional event Go Green on the Green put on by the Eco-Reps, the Sustainability Office decided to take a different approach this year, and give the Earth an entire week for appreciation. Earth Week will be filled with exciting events all week…
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Valentine’s Day Green Tips
Hopeless romantics love it. Cynics despise it. No one can avoid it — Valentine’s Day is here! Whatever your feelings are about the holiday, take the opportunity to show appreciation for the one who loves you unconditionally: Mother Nature. Taken from Green Share, follow these green Valentine’s Day tips and you’ll benefit more than just…
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Donate your plastic bags to the Thrift Store
Have tons of plastic bags lying around? Don’t throw them away! The Thrift Store always needs plastic bags to reuse, so stop by and they will take them off your hands. You can stop by during these hours: Monday – Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 12 p.m. – 6 pm. Thursday – Saturday: 12 p.m. – 4…
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Clark now recycles Styrofoam!
Clark continues to find ways to become more sustainable and make local partnerships. Clark can now recycle Styrofoam! An exciting new partnership between Clark’s Recycling Crew and a company called ReFoamIt started late last semester. The objective of this project is to reduce and eventually eliminate the amount of Styrofoam that is disposed into landfills by…
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Recyling in action: OneCard office recycles I.D. cards into guitar picks
Lo and behold, Clark is always finding creative ways to recycle just about everything! The Sustainability Office recently heard about the OneCard’s Office’s great recycling example: recycling old ID cards into guitar picks! Paul Wykes, Business Manager, had the idea after he bought his son a guitar pick maker for Christmas in 2012. This past…
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Five ways to keep warm and save energy this winter
The holiday season and cold weather are here, and there are many ways to stay warm and lower your energy bills at the same time. Taken from the Alliance to Save Energy’s website, here are 5 ways to stay warmer and keep more cash in your pocket this winter: 1. Deck the Halls with LEDs…
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International Journey Goes Green
This year the International Students Associations’ International Journey Food Fair went green and oh, did they go green! The Food Fair gives Clark students an opportunity to sample traditional dishes from all over the world, prepared by Clarkies themselves. The Food Fair was a great success with over 300 attendees, a wide variety of food…
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Clark Composts! Wins MassRecycle’s ‘Best Student Effort’ award
On Wednesday, November 6, Clark Composts! received ‘Best Student Effort’ in MassRecycle’s 18th annual state-wide competition! The Awards Ceremony took place at Worcester’s beautiful Hanover Theatre. The event was exciting and the crowd gave several rounds of applause as our Clarkies took the stage! Clark could not place in the ‘University’ category this year since we used…
