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Join the Res Sustainability

Team: Project Green.

It is what the cool kids are doing.

Use these tips to try win…

Each month, the house with

the biggest reduction in water

& electricity from the

previous year can win up to

5,000 House Cup Points.

Green Cheat Green Cheat Green Cheat

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This cheat sheet provides information

& resources to help you integrate

sustainable choices into your everyday

life in res & on campus.

In here you’ll find helpful tips on:

Energy Conservation

Waste Reduction

Sustainable Food Choices

Let’s strive to make a sustainable Res!

Conserve Energy ∞Conserve Energy ∞Conserve Energy ∞

Flip the Switch*

We <3 natural light!

Unplug those electronics

Tip: Power bars make it

even easier to do!

Nothing beats sweaters,

blankets & fuzzy slippers

Why turn up the

heat if you

don’t

need to?

Mixed Paper & Cardboard

Newspapers & magazines

Envelopes & junk mail

Cereal boxes

Sticky notes

Paper towels, napkins & paper bags

Waxed paper & cartons

Paper cups & plates

Pizza boxes

Plastic, Glass & Cans

Glass bottles & jars

Plastic cutlery & some coffee lids

Plastic bottles & jugs (Not #6)

Juice boxes

Styrofoam, straws & some coffee lids

Milk cartons

Plastic bags

Aerosol cans

RecyclingRecyclingRecycling

ducing Wasteducing Wasteducing Waste Think before you toss!!!

Each room has blue & black

bins + each floor has a

recycling station!

But caution: SORT IT OUT so

you don’t contaminate the

entire bin

Click here to see Campus’

‘Sorting Stations’

Recycle your Batteries &

Ink cartridges

Bring them to the Raven’s

Roost or Res Desk

Use reusable batteries

Keep Cool & Keep Cool & Keep Cool &

Stay WarmStay WarmStay Warm

Heat on = Windows closed

Get lean &

clean with a

shorter shower

Laundry & cold water

just make sense together

While you’re being so

awesome, why not use a

drying rack too?

Turn off the tap when

brushing your

pearly whites

Coffee

tastes better

in a travel

mug

Reusable shopping

bags > plastic bags

Head to the Thrift Shop

Donating is fun & feels

great!

Tip: At the end of the year,

Res donates used clothing

to the Canadian Diabetes

Association

Eat SustainablyEat SustainablyEat Sustainably

Why buy local?

Supports local farmers

Saves transportation

How can I buy local?

Check out these seasonal

foods. Oh! & these

markets too.

Wait. Have you tried

FFCO’s GO LOCAL?

Not only do they compost

& recycle, but at lunch on

Wed. they feature local

food!!