Fall into the semester with a quick refresher on how you can help Carolina have the greenest year yet. Get an A in Sustainability by:
- Recycling aluminum and steel cans, plastic and glass bottles, #2 and #5 plastic tubs, phone books, card stock, junk mail, magazines, newspaper, cereal boxes, frozen food boxes, and softcover books. Carolina separates recycling so bottles, cans, and plastics go in one container, mixed paper in another. Learn more »
- Saving energy. Turn off lights and appliances when leaving the room, close the sash on fume hoods in the lab, and dress appropriately for the season. Set the thermostat to 76 degrees in air-conditioned spaces and 68 degrees in the winter. Learn more »
- Conserving water. Take five minute showers and turn off the water while brushing your teeth.
- Getting on board with alternative transportation. Take the bus, ride a bike, walk or carpool.
- Reporting energy and water inefficiencies. Three Carolina buildings are competing in the EPA’s 2012 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition -- Tarrson Hall, the Neurosciences Research Building, and the NC Area Health Education Center Building. Let Energy Management know if you see energy inefficiencies in these buildings and others across campus by emailing Save-energy@unc.edu.
