Congratulations Clarkies! Our recycling rate for 2011 is up 60 percent over 2010 — from recycling 18 percent of all campus waste to capturing 29 percent! That’s an amazing increase in just one year, and shows what we can do with a little help from our friends. This past year the custodians were all trained,…
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Recycling pickups will be fewer while students are away on winter break
Recycling pickup in all Clark buildings is managed by the student Recycling Crew. Since most students are gone over winter break, we are not able to maintain our regular pickup schedule. Please call Physical Plant at ext. 7566 if you need special service and we will do the best we can — but please be patient…
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Thrift Store is holding a mural contest – submit your artistic concept now
Clark Community Thrift Store announces a mural contest to pretty up our window panels right on Main Street! If you or someone you know is an artist from the Clark or the Worcester community, please see this flyer for more information. The artist will receive $30 in CCTS store credit as well as a canvas to…
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Dining Services wins gold medal in statewide waste reduction competition
Clark University Dining Services has been awarded the Gold Medal in MassRecycle’s 2011 Best of the State competition! MassRecycle, a coalition of industry, nonprofits, educational and other institutions, has been holding the prestigious contest for 16 years to recognize outstanding waste reduction and recycling programs. This is the first time Clark has entered the state-wide competition…
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Lasry Bioscience Center and Blackstone Hall are on Green Open House tour
This Saturday, Oct. 1, Clark will host members of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) and the general public on the Green Building Open House tour, which includes two of our greenest buildings: Lasry Bioscience and Blackstone Hall. Both of these energy-efficient and eco-friendly buildings are LEED certified and are among the most sustainable buildings…
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New sensor technology installed in class buildings will lead to real energy savings
What new energy-saving technology does Traina, Jefferson, Math/Physics, Geography and Jonas Clark have in common? Brand new occupancy sensors, that’s what! You might call them motion sensors, but they’re smarter than that — they read fine degrees of heat in motion, not just motion. An initiative of Clark’s Climate Action Plan, over 2,100 sensors were…
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Clark students participate in college Sustainability Roundtable
Six Clark students, along with Sustainability Coordinator Jenny Isler, attended a Sustainability Roundtable at Wellesley College on July 27. “It was great to get together with my peers and talk about solutions to common problems that we have on all of our differnt campuses,” said Ya’ara Persing, a fifth-year CDP student in IDCE. Students and…
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Bottleless filtered water solution is now available
Water cooler in the office? Love cold filtered water on demand, and hot water for tea at the push of a button, but hate those big plastic bottles taking up space (with nasty BPA, by the way)? Scared someone’s going to throw out their shoulder lifting the things? Wonder about the ….stuff… in the little…
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Keep your cool: Shut the shades
With crazy heat and humidity predicted for later this week, please think about shutting the shades or blinds in your office to keep the room cool and dark. It will help save energy when your air conditioner is running! Window glass magnifies the power of the sun and can really heat up the air in…
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It’s not just the grass that is green: Clark’s new lawnmowers are, too
Ahhh, the smell of freshly-mown grass…Clark’s grounds staff mows somewhere on campus almost every day of the week, so you’re never too far from that signature summertime scent. But check out the new Dixie Chopper mowers! Not only are they the fastest lawn mowers on the market, saving time, but they run on propane, saving…
