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<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
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This has also been a concern because [[compost]] was suspended. <br />
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Pre-pandemic, [[EcoReps]] hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating, and if they do not have any food waste, they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
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<div>Columbia created their [https://sustainable.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Columbia%20University%20Sustainability%20Plan(1).pdf first Sustainability Plan] in 2017. <br />
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An updated Sustainability Plan, called "[https://sustainable.columbia.edu/content/plan-2030 Plan 2030]," was released in 2021. The plan aims to have Columbia's New York campuses achieve net zero emissions by 2050. <br />
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<div>In July of 2020, Columbia University announced the creation of the Columbia Climate School. The Climate School would build upon Columbia's many existing environmental and sustainability structures such as the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and more. <br />
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==Process of Formation==<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school.<br />
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The decision to create a Climate School was informed by the University Task Force on Climate, a committee created in the fall of 2019 to assess what Columbia University could do to address the climate crisis and subsequent challenges. Alex Halliday, the current director of the Columbia Earth Institute, was appointed as the leader of the Climate Change Task Force. In a 104-page report released to the public on January 30, 2020, the task force put forth 11 recommendations regarding the potential impact that Columbia University could have regarding mitigating the climate crisis, the second of which being that, “The University should form a Climate School uniquely "built around inter- and transdisciplinary engagement and partnership.”<ref>[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]</ref> <br />
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The report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. During the preparation of the report, the task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> <br />
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==Structure==<br />
The task force report emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
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In an August 2020 email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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The school is eying real estate on the new Manhattanville campus for a Climate School hub.<br />
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==Climate Commitments==<br />
In a related announcement of January 30th, 2020, President Bollinger announced the creation of a new position, Climate Change Officer, who would oversee the implementation of the University’s sustainability goals. The sustainability goals are outlined by the Office of Environmental Stewardship. President Bollinger additionally announced the University's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 (following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbians for Carbon Neutrality], as well as a request for divestment recommendations through the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI). As a final sustainability announcement, the University’s Commencement would not include any plastic non-reusable water bottles moving forward (starting with 2020, subsequently canceled). <br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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<div>In July of 2020, Columbia University announced the creation of the Columbia Climate School. The Climate School would build upon Columbia's many existing environmental and sustainability structures such as the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and more. <br />
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==Process of Formation==<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school.<br />
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The decision to create a Climate School was informed by the University Task Force on Climate, a committee created in the fall of 2019 to assess what Columbia University could do to address the climate crisis and subsequent challenges. Alex Halliday, the current director of the Columbia Earth Institute, was appointed as the leader of the Climate Change Task Force. In a 104-page report released to the public on January 30, 2020, the task force put forth 11 recommendations regarding the potential impact that Columbia University could have regarding mitigating the climate crisis, the second of which being that, “The University should form a Climate School uniquely "built around inter- and transdisciplinary engagement and partnership.”<ref>[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]</ref> <br />
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The report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. During the preparation of the report, the task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> <br />
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==Structure==<br />
The task force report emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
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In an August 2020 email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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The school is eying real estate on the new Manhattanville campus for a Climate School hub.<br />
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==Climate Commitments==<br />
In a related announcement of January 30th, 2020, President Bollinger announced the creation of a new position, Climate Change Officer, who would oversee the implementation of the University’s sustainability goals. The sustainability goals are outlined by the Office of Environmental Stewardship. President Bollinger additionally announced the University's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 (following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbians for Carbon Neutrality], as well as a request for divestment recommendations through the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI). As a final sustainability announcement, the University’s Commencement would not include any plastic non-reusable water bottles moving forward (starting with 2020, subsequently canceled). <br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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<div>'''The Earth Institute at Columbia''' is a research institute headed by [[Jeffrey Sachs]].<br />
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The institute's offices are located in [[Hogan Hall]]. They also work with the [[Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory]].<br />
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<div>'''Sustainable development''' is a major established in 2010 through the [[Earth Institute]]. Led by professors [[Ruth Defries]] and [[Jason Smerdon]], the program allows students to take that class with [[Jeffrey Sachs]] they always dreamed of in high school. Often abbreviated to "sus dev," the major also exists as a special concentration, which attracts people interested in being eco-friendly without assuming the full risk of a major with some wonky requirements.<br />
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Columbia's chapter of Extinction Rebellion was established in 2018 under the simple premise that [[EcoReps]] was "just too nice". While their characteristic method of "civil disobedience" might sound cool, their November 2019 attempt at a hunger strike in [[Butler Library]] only lasted five days, a full five days shorter than the participants in the [[2007 hunger strike]]. What amateurs.<br />
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<div>Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (CDCJ), formerly Barnard Columbia Divest, is a student activist group founded in fall 2012 that wants Columbia to divest from fossil fuels in their investments. They were active in the 2014 People's Climate March, protested [[Giving Day]]<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/10/30/barnard-columbia-divest-creates-alternative-fossil-fuel-free-investment-fund Giving Day protest]</ref>, and were granted a meeting with [[PrezBo]] after protesting his [[Fun Run]].<ref>[http://bwog.com/2014/10/24/prezbo-agrees-to-meet-with-columbia-prison-divest/ Fun run protest]</ref> Other activities included disruption a BP event sponsored by the Center on Global Energy.<ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/02/breaking-columbia-divest-for-climate-justice-disrupts-british-petroleum-event/ BP event disruption]</ref><br />
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After the Barnard and Columbia administrations responses diverged in 2014/2015, Barnard-Columbia Divest split into two groups to focus on each school individually. Columbia's [[ASCRI]] committee rejected the Barnard Columbia Divest proposal in May 2014.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/sri/Final_Response_BCD.pdf ASCRI Response to Barnard Columbia Divest May 2014]</ref> <ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/05/14/acsri-votes-not-support-fossil-fuel-divestment-proposal Spectator: ACSRI votes no in 2014]</ref> However, in a meeting with BCD November 2014, President Bollinger committed to making a decision on divestment by the end of the academic year (unclear if he met this promise).<ref>[https://bwog.com/2014/11/prezbo-promises-bcd-decision-on-fossil-fuel-divestment/ Prezbo promises decision on divestment Nov 2014}</ref> <br />
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CDCJ submitted another proposal in October 2015 that Columbia divest from all stocks or bonds in firms listed in the Carbon Underground 200; this was rejected by the committee in November 2015.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf ASCRI response to CDCJ November 2015]</ref> On April 20, 2016 (in the middle of the CDCJ Low sit-in), ASCRI recommended the University become an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program, and later recommends divestment from coal used primarily for electricity production ("thermal coal") in February 2017.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/4.20.16%20To%20Post%20Final%20CDP%20Signatory%20Recommendation.pdf ASCRI CDP Signatory recommendation]</ref> <ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/ACSCRI%20Report.%20Feb%202017.%20Final.%20022217.pdf ASCRI February 2017 Report on Fossil Fuels]</ref> The University trustees vote in favor of both in March 2017. The committee's 2016 tar sands divestment proposal did not go anywhere.<br />
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CDCJ began the 2015-2016 academic year with its cofounders set to graduate and no meaningful progress towards divestment. Thus, the group formed the [[Barnard Columbia Solidarity Network]] alongside other activist groups. The BCSN collected signatures for a pledge to commit civil disobedience and risk sanction from the university in the name of fossil fuel divestment<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/10/14/climate-divest-day-action Civil disobedience pledge]</ref>, in preparation for an occupation of Low that was postponed to the spring.<br />
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This preparation culminated in an eight-day sit-in between April 14 and 22, 2016, the longest such occupation since the 17-day sit-in of [[Lewisohn Hall]] in [[1972]]. Members of CDCJ occupied the Low Rotunda, refusing to leave until President Bollinger issued a statement in support of divestment. The sit-in ended when Bollinger left campus for a week to attend [[Bill Campbell]]'s funeral, with the promise of a mass pro-divestment email by the end of the semester. Though the sit-in started with 14 students, only six remained in Low at the end of the protest. A number of [[Spectator]] news reporters also participated in the sit-in to document goings-on<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2016/04/14/live-blog-columbia-divest-climate-justice-stages-sit-inside-low Sit-in live blog]</ref>. <ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/04/a-quick-guide-to-the-cdcj-occupation/ Quick Guide to the CDCJ Occupation]</ref>.<br />
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For the duration of the protest, members participating in the sit-in were brought food from outside by [[Public Safety]]. Low Rotunda, the site of several events, was shut down, ostensibly because the sit-in interfered with them. Rules Administrator [[Suzanne Goldberg]] charged protestors with violations for each event that was cancelled, recommending suspension<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/04/18/goldberg-warns-cdcj-occupiers-suspension-may-be-most-relevant-punishment-sit Goldberg threatens suspension]</ref>.<br />
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A number of student groups issued statements in support of the protest. [[CCSC]] passed a resolution calling for the protestors not to be suspended or expelled.<br />
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Website: https://www.columbiaecoreps.com/<br />
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Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. EcoReps is responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. It was the brainchild of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan. The purpose was to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. EcoReps were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students. <br />
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They used outreach and created initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory, and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010, EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay (see [[Compost]]). <br />
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'''Waste Bin Labels'''<br />
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Over multiple years (circa 2019) EcoReps Recycling collaborated with Environmental Stewardship and Columbia Sustainability to standardize the recycling bin labeling on campus<br />
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'''Residence Hall Light Switch Timers'''<br />
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'''Columbia Youth Climate Summit:''' (2018-Present)<br />
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The 4th annual Columbia Youth Climate Summit will be held virtually, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 12:00pm-6:00pm ET. High school students from the NYC Area and beyond will gather to hear about climate change from a wide variety of guest speakers, and write Climate Action Plans—frameworks for promoting environmental sustainability within their own school communities.<br />
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Participants will learn skills to live sustainably moving forward, and will complete a leadership certificate to track their school's progress regarding their Climate Action Plan.<br />
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'''Kill The Cup''' (2018-2020)<br />
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The EcoReps Recycling Committee launched Kill the Cup in Winter 2017 where a small team designed and bought several cases of reusable hot-drink mugs. The mugs were given out for free at tabling events over a week in exchange for students signing a “bring your own mug” pledge and answering a survey about their sustainability habits. In preparation for the event, club members designed and crafted signs on recycled cardboard collected from the package center. In the following year, the new co-chairs of the committee partnered with the City of New York and their Green NYC department and received several cases of high quality insulated mugs to EcoReps for free. This event attracted a lot more interest and allowed the Recycling Committee to gather more data about student sustainability habits. A Kill the Cup event was put on in both the Fall and Spring semester that year, and a similar event was put on in Fall 2020.<br />
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'''Plate Scrapings''' ((2006?)-Spring 2020)<br />
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The EcoReps Dining Committee has hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students are incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a [[compost]] bin after eating, and if they do not have any [[food waste]], they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
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'''Cooking events''' (Fall 2020-Present)<br />
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In Fall 2020, EcoReps started a new type of event: a virtual cooking event where students cook a sustainable recipe together on zoom. This will be a recurring type of event held by the EcoReps Dining Committee. <br />
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'''Sustainable Fashion Workshop Series:'''<br />
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'''Episode 1: 4 Things You Can Make From a T-Shirt''' (November 6, 2020)<br />
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A team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee (Lolo "The Meme Generator" Dederer, Lawson "The Day Skiier" Goodloe, Sydney "The Night Skiier" Wells, Arin Pogany, Justine Decker, Kayla Nitahara, and Justin "The Dinosaur" Paik) held a virtual workshop in which they showed how to turn a used t-shirt into a DIY mask (with our without sewing), scrunchie, tote bag, or spirit shirt.<br />
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'''Episode 2: Natural Tie-Dye Live Demo''' (November 22, 2020)<br />
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The same team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee, plus one additional member (Sophie "The GOAT" Zachara), held a virtual workshop in which they guided participants through the process of tie-dyeing a t-shirt, mask, or other article of clothing using a natural plant-based dye. Dyes were obtained from beets, avocados, and turmeric. <br />
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The team will also be making a tie-dye tutorial video to be distributed by the Columbia University Office of Social Media via YouTube and other platforms.<br />
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'''NYC Thrift Store Guide'''<br />
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A team of 4 members of the Living Green Committee made a guide to thrift stores through the five boroughs of NYC. https://xd.adobe.com/view/bd6c25e2-0a15-44f1-82f4-f6b2c9fc2de7-e83f/?fullscreen<br />
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<div>Columbia University EcoReps is a group of students working in collaboration with [[Columbia Housing]], [[Dining Services]], and [[Environmental Stewardship]] to promote sustainable behavior and implement green initiatives on Columbia’s campus. <br />
<br />
Website: https://www.columbiaecoreps.com/<br />
<br />
Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. EcoReps is responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. It was the brainchild of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan. The purpose was to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. EcoReps were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students. <br />
<br />
They used outreach and created initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory, and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010, EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay (see [[Compost]]). <br />
<br />
<br />
== Long-Term Projects ==<br />
<br />
'''Waste Bin Labels'''<br />
<br />
Over multiple years (circa 2019) EcoReps Recycling collaborated with Environmental Stewardship and Columbia Sustainability to standardize the recycling bin labeling on campus<br />
<br />
'''Residence Hall Light Switch Timers'''<br />
<br />
<br />
== Recurring Events ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Columbia Youth Climate Summit:''' (2018-Present)<br />
<br />
The 4th annual Columbia Youth Climate Summit will be held virtually, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 12:00pm-6:00pm ET. High school students from the NYC Area and beyond will gather to hear about climate change from a wide variety of guest speakers, and write Climate Action Plans—frameworks for promoting environmental sustainability within their own school communities.<br />
<br />
Participants will learn skills to live sustainably moving forward, and will complete a leadership certificate to track their school's progress regarding their Climate Action Plan.<br />
<br />
'''Kill The Cup''' (2018-2020)<br />
<br />
The EcoReps Recycling Committee launched Kill the Cup in Winter 2017 where a small team designed and bought several cases of reusable hot-drink mugs. The mugs were given out for free at tabling events over a week in exchange for students signing a “bring your own mug” pledge and answering a survey about their sustainability habits. In preparation for the event, club members designed and crafted signs on recycled cardboard collected from the package center. In the following year, the new co-chairs of the committee partnered with the City of New York and their Green NYC department and received several cases of high quality insulated mugs to EcoReps for free. This event attracted a lot more interest and allowed the Recycling Committee to gather more data about student sustainability habits. A Kill the Cup event was put on in both the Fall and Spring semester that year, and a similar event was put on in Fall 2020.<br />
<br />
'''Plate Scrapings''' ((2006?)-Spring 2020)<br />
<br />
The EcoReps Dining Committee has hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students are incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a [[compost]] bin after eating, and if they do not have any [[food waste]], they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
<br />
'''Cooking events''' (Fall 2020-Present)<br />
<br />
In Fall 2020, EcoReps started a new type of event: a virtual cooking event where students cook a sustainable recipe together on zoom. This will be a recurring type of event held by the EcoReps Dining Committee. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Stand-Alone Events ==<br />
<br />
<br />
2020-2021:<br />
<br />
'''Sustainable Fashion Workshop Series:'''<br />
<br />
'''Episode 1: 4 Things You Can Make From a T-Shirt''' (November 6, 2020)<br />
<br />
A team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee (Lolo "The Meme Generator" Dederer, Lawson "The Day Skiier" Goodloe, Sydney "The Night Skiier" Wells, Arin Pogany, Justine Decker, Kayla Nitahara, and Justin "The Dinosaur" Paik) held a virtual workshop in which they showed how to turn a used t-shirt into a DIY mask (with our without sewing), scrunchie, tote bag, or spirit shirt.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 2: Natural Tie-Dye Live Demo''' (November 22, 2020)<br />
<br />
The same team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee, plus one additional member (Sophie "The GOAT" Zachara), held a virtual workshop in which they guided participants through the process of tie-dyeing a t-shirt, mask, or other article of clothing using a natural plant-based dye. Dyes were obtained from beets, avocados, and turmeric. <br />
<br />
The team will also be making a tie-dye tutorial video to be distributed by the Columbia University Office of Social Media via YouTube and other platforms.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''NYC Thrift Store Guide'''<br />
<br />
A team of 4 members of the Living Green Committee made a guide to thrift stores through the five boroughs of NYC. https://xd.adobe.com/view/bd6c25e2-0a15-44f1-82f4-f6b2c9fc2de7-e83f/?fullscreen<br />
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<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has been composted more and more in dining halls at Columbia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/nyregion/nyc-compost-recycling.html][https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/07/07/dsny-sanitation-budget-cuts-what-to-expect-], the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. On April 22nd, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that compost collection will restart in October 2021 [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/294-21/recovery-all-us-mayor-de-blasio-return-curbside-composting-major-expansions]. What this means for Columbia's compost situation is unclear (as of June 2021). <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils and plates/bowls, which were washed in the dishwashers at John Jay. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
<br />
Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics. EcoReps also provides general education on composting, such as what can be composted and [https://www.makecompost.nyc/makecompost how to compost]. <br />
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---- '''External Links'''<br />
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[https://www.columbiaecoreps.com Columbia EcoReps]<br />
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[https://dining.columbia.edu Columbia Dining]<br />
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[https://www.grownyc.org/compost GrowNYC Composting]<br />
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[https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/our-work/composting/community-composting New York City Department of Sanitation Compost]<br />
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<hr />
<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has been composted more and more in dining halls at Columbia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/nyregion/nyc-compost-recycling.html][https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/07/07/dsny-sanitation-budget-cuts-what-to-expect-], the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. On April 22nd, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that compost collection will restart in October 2021 [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/294-21/recovery-all-us-mayor-de-blasio-return-curbside-composting-major-expansions]. What this means for Columbia's compost situation is unclear (as of June 2021). <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils and plates/bowls, which were washed in the dishwashers at John Jay. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
<br />
Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics. EcoReps also provides general education on composting, such as what can be composted and [https://www.makecompost.nyc/makecompost how to compost]. <br />
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[[Category:Student life]]<br />
[[Category:Housing]]<br />
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<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
<br />
This has also been a concern because [[compost]] was suspended. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, [[EcoReps]] hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating, and if they do not have any food waste, they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
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[[Category:Food and drink]] <br />
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[[Category:Student life]]<br />
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[[Category:University components]]<br />
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[[Category:Housing]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=EcoReps&diff=56434EcoReps2021-02-21T19:19:29Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
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<div>Columbia University EcoReps is a group of students working in collaboration with [[Columbia Housing]], [[Dining Services]], and [[Environmental Stewardship]] to promote sustainable behavior and implement green initiatives on Columbia’s campus. <br />
<br />
Website: https://www.columbiaecoreps.com/<br />
<br />
EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. The brainchild of various offices under the leadership of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. They were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students through outreach and initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010 EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay. <br />
<br />
Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. We are responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Long-Term Projects:''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Waste Bin Labels:'''<br />
<br />
Over multiple years (circa 2019) EcoReps Recycling collaborated with Environmental Stewardship and Columbia Sustainability to standardize the recycling bin labeling on campus<br />
<br />
'''Residence Hall Light Switch Timers'''<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Recurring Events:''' ==<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Columbia Youth Climate Summit:''' (2018-Present)<br />
<br />
The 4th annual Columbia Youth Climate Summit will be held virtually, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 12:00pm-6:00pm ET. High school students from the NYC Area and beyond will gather to hear about climate change from a wide variety of guest speakers, and write Climate Action Plans—frameworks for promoting environmental sustainability within their own school communities.<br />
<br />
Participants will learn skills to live sustainably moving forward, and will complete a leadership certificate to track their school's progress regarding their Climate Action Plan.<br />
<br />
'''Kill The Cup''' (2018-2020)<br />
<br />
The EcoReps Recycling Committee launched Kill the Cup in Winter 2017 where a small team designed and bought several cases of reusable hot-drink mugs. The mugs were given out for free at tabling events over a week in exchange for students signing a “bring your own mug” pledge and answering a survey about their sustainability habits. In preparation for the event, club members designed and crafted signs on recycled cardboard collected from the package center. In the following year, the new co-chairs of the committee partnered with the City of New York and their Green NYC department and received several cases of high quality insulated mugs to EcoReps for free. This event attracted a lot more interest and allowed the Recycling Committee to gather more data about student sustainability habits. A Kill the Cup event was put on in both the Fall and Spring semester that year, and a similar event was put on in Fall 2020.<br />
<br />
'''Plate Scrapings''' ((2006?)-Spring 2020)<br />
<br />
The EcoReps Dining Committee has hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students are incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a [[compost]] bin after eating, and if they do not have any [[food waste]], they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
<br />
'''Cooking events''' (Fall 2020-Present)<br />
<br />
In Fall 2020, EcoReps started a new type of event: a virtual cooking event where students cook a sustainable recipe together on zoom. This will be a recurring type of event held by the EcoReps Dining Committee. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Stand-Alone Events:''' ==<br />
<br />
<br />
2020-2021:<br />
<br />
'''Sustainable Fashion Workshop Series:'''<br />
<br />
'''Episode 1: 4 Things You Can Make From a T-Shirt''' (November 6, 2020)<br />
<br />
A team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee (Lolo "The Meme Generator" Dederer, Lawson "The Day Skiier" Goodloe, Sydney "The Night Skiier" Wells, Arin Pogany, Justine Decker, Kayla Nitahara, and Justin "The Dinosaur" Paik) held a virtual workshop in which they showed how to turn a used t-shirt into a DIY mask (with our without sewing), scrunchie, tote bag, or spirit shirt.<br />
<br />
'''Episode 2: Natural Tie-Dye Live Demo''' (November 22, 2020)<br />
<br />
The same team of 7 members of the Living Green Committee, plus one additional member (Sophie "The GOAT" Zachara), held a virtual workshop in which they guided participants through the process of tie-dyeing a t-shirt, mask, or other article of clothing using a natural plant-based dye. Dyes were obtained from beets, avocados, and turmeric. <br />
<br />
The team will also be making a tie-dye tutorial video to be distributed by the Columbia University Office of Social Media via YouTube and other platforms.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''NYC Thrift Store Guide'''<br />
<br />
A team of 4 members of the Living Green Committee made a guide to thrift stores through the five boroughs of NYC. https://xd.adobe.com/view/bd6c25e2-0a15-44f1-82f4-f6b2c9fc2de7-e83f/?fullscreen<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student groups]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Food_waste&diff=56433Food waste2021-02-21T19:14:48Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
<hr />
<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
<br />
This has also been a concern because [[compost]] was suspended. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, [[EcoReps]] hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating, and if they do not have any [[food waste]], they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]]. <br />
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[[Category:Food and drink]] <br />
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[[Category:Student life]]<br />
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[[Category:University components]]<br />
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[[Category:Housing]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56432Compost2021-02-21T19:06:18Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
<br />
Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Food and drink]]<br />
[[Category:Student life]]<br />
[[Category:Housing]]<br />
[[Category:University components]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56431Compost2021-02-21T19:04:38Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
<br />
Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Food and drink]]<br />
[[Category:Student life]]<br />
[[Category:Housing]]<br />
[[Category:University components]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56429Compost2021-02-21T19:03:56Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
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Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
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== The Rocket ==<br />
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The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
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== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
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Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [Columbia Daily Spectator | Spec] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
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== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
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[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.<br />
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== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
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Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
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Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
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Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
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== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
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<br />
== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
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Composting was cut from the NYC budget. DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. These effects are described more in this [Columbia Spectator | Spec] article [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/11/reuse-reduce-and-recycle-but-what-about-composting/]. <br />
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== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
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[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.<br />
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<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
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This has also been a concern because [[compost]] was suspended. <br />
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<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
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This has also been a concern because [compost] was suspended. <br />
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[[Category:Housing]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56424Compost2021-02-21T18:57:34Z<p>Monarch butterfly: Compost in Columbia Dining Halls and elsewhere</p>
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== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
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Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
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Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== The Rocket ==<br />
<br />
The Rocket was a composting machine installed in Ruggles Hall in 2012 [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/03/03/columbias-growing-composting-efforts-slowed-operational-shortfalls/]. It has since been moved elsewhere. <br />
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== Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic ==<br />
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DSNY and Action Carting stopped accepting compost. Additionally, the Greenmarket composting was shut down. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] supports students that do not reside on campus and want to compost by providing resources and information about composting opportunities all over the city. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.<br />
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<div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/]<br />
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[[Category:Housing]]</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56411Compost2021-02-21T18:44:02Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
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== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay Dining Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
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Students were also able to compost food scraps at the Columbia Greenmarket on 116th and Broadway every [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-th Thursday] and [https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/manhattan/columbia-su Sunday]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Effects of the pandemic ==<br />
<br />
<br />
The Greenmarket composting was shut down. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] helps students to compost. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56407Compost2021-02-21T18:41:12Z<p>Monarch butterfly: </p>
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<div><br />
== Composting at Columbia ==<br />
<br />
<br />
Historically, back-of-house (kitchen) and front-of-house food waste has increasingly been composted in dining halls at Columbia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and NYC budget cuts to composting, the dining halls did not compost any waste in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. <br />
<br />
Pre-pandemic, the Dining Halls at Columbia ([[John Jay DIning Hall]] and [[Ferris Booth Commons]] ) have been composting all waste. Ferris used compostable utensils and plates/bowls, and John Jay used reusable utensils. These Dining Halls have been partnered with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the private carting company Action Carting.<br />
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Students were also able to compost food scraps at the [http://grownyc.com/compost Broadway Greenmarket] on 116th and Broadway every Thursday and Sunday. <br />
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== Effects of the pandemic ==<br />
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The Greenmarket composting was shut down. <br />
<br />
<br />
== EcoReps Involvement ==<br />
<br />
<br />
[[EcoReps]] helps students to compost. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.</div>Monarch butterflyhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Compost&diff=56404Compost2021-02-21T18:32:45Z<p>Monarch butterfly: Created page with "Composting at Columbia EcoReps Involvement EcoReps helps students to compost. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. I..."</p>
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<div>Composting at Columbia<br />
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EcoReps Involvement<br />
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EcoReps helps students to compost. In the past, EcoReps has provided small metal compost bins to students to use for the year. In summer and fall 2020 and spring 2021, EcoReps advocated/is advocating for composting to return to campus, and EcoReps has provided resources to students on where to compost, such as [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BnXoJCOacFtamOxlpG52ktP4WRKV-noGx0kzk-bfkqM/edit this list] from Reclaimed Organics.</div>Monarch butterfly