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Jennifer Kleindienst '09

Hamilton Environmental Action Group


The Hamilton Environmental Group, HEAG, is a student-run environmental advocacy group. We hold weekly meetings to discuss and solve environmental issues. Our mission is to inspire Hamilton to become a green campus – a campus that uses sustainable energy, recycles, and is aware of its environmental impact.

Our major plans for the Fall 2008 semester are:

  • to organize Green Week
  • to create a dorm energy competition, based on Hamilton's energy dashboard
  • to support composting

 

Green Week will be held from September 29 - October 3, 2008.  Check back soon for more information on Green Week activities.  

Weekly meetings are held at 7:30pm in the Glen House.  For more information about HEAG, email heag@hamilton.edu.

FACT:

  • Hamilton pays $72.15 for every ton of garbage we produce in the community, but disposing of recyclables is free.  Please recycle!

UPDATE:

  • Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority has recently changed its recycling guidelines and no longer accepts plastic #6, which includes Styrofoam containers, Solo cups, most plastic cups, and Opus cups. 

TIPS:

  • The container group includes plastics #1-5 (look on the bottom of most containers for the recycling symbol).
  • Cups from McEwen and the Diner are not recyclable!  Commons cups (only the ones that have "Bon Appetit" on the side) are recyclable if they are rinsed out.
  • Use the blue bin in your room or office to make recycling easier.
  • Use a travel mug or water bottle instead of paper cups.