Tag: Green Dorm

Eco-Reps Kick Off Spring 2013

Hi everyone! The Eco-Reps program is proud to welcome four new reps for the spring 2013 semester. Vishakha Ramakrishnan is in Bush Hall. Charlotte Clarke is taking over Hill. Norihito Naka is joining Haskell Hall. You can find out more about our lovely new members here.

Spring events preview

This past week all the Reps hosted “meet and greets” in their dorm. We run  these events every semester to get to know some new residents and reconnect with others. Each rep offered a unique event featuring everything from baked goods to recycling pledges to green dorm room surveys!

This semester we have some big events we’ll be working on as a group. For the first one we are teaming up with Tufts Recycles to work on Recyclemania. Recyclemania is a national competition to see which university is the best at recycling. The grade scale focuses on the percentage of recyclables thrown in the trash can. At Tufts, we will also be doing an inter-dorm competition. Be sure to look out for grades posted in your building and around campus.  The Eco-Reps kicked off the event in Dewick dining hall last wednesday passing out candy and information regarding the event. You can track our national progress and learn more about the competition at http://recyclemaniacs.org/.

A team of our reps met with David McGraw at the Office for Campus Life this past week to talk about making Spring Fling more sustainable. We’ll be working more on this during the upcoming weeks.

Last but not least, Meatless Meals will be happening in Dewick dining hall Wednesdays from 6-7 pm.

Vishakha

Carolyn

Charlotte

Norihito

Sept 01: Deadline for the Project Green Dorm Makeover Contest

We are excited to announce our first ever ‘back to school’ Project Green Dorm Makeover Contest…. and it begins today! In collaboration with eBay Green and Whole Foods Market, the contest invites high school and college students (age 18+) from around the world to head back-to-school in sustainable style, focusing on greening where they live. The eco grand prize package is valued at more than $2500!  Enter the PGD #GreenDorm Makeover Contest by September 3 simply by designing your ideal green dorm room / living space! Here’s how …..

 

Curate a #GreenDorm Pinterest board using images and descriptions of eco dorm / room items. Enter the contest and upload your entry to TTG (see rules here) by September 3, 2012 before midnight PDT.

A panel of esteemed judges will vote on submissions and announce first, second, and third place winners by September 7. The grand prize package includes a selection of beautiful items to help bring your new green living space to life!

Be creative and innovative! Represent the twelve PGD categories (Active, Bath, Body, Clean, Food, Sleep, Space, Study, Style, Tech, Wellness, Zero Waste) in interesting ways. In addition to new, sustainable items that you find, think hard about vintage, reused, shared, repurposed, or recycled products… after all, the most eco product may just be the one that already exists!

Sign up NOW and start crafting your green dream room, prepare for college, and win awesome prizes! Sustain yourself and our planet this back-to-school season.

Please help us spread the word! Forward this email to 20 friends, everyone you know, all over the country. And share with us on Facebook and Twitter @TeensTurnGreen using #GreenDorm.

Good luck from the entire Teens Turning Green Team!

Questions: info@teensturninggreen.org / 415.289.1001