Sustainability Tip of the Week - Preparing for Moves and Summer

MCC Sustainability Efforts This Month
End of Semester Recycle “Special”

As the semester ends, many of you are contemplating what to do with all your old tests, confidential or sensitive papers, student projects, books, etc. you no longer need. Many of you are packing to your new or temporary office. Please consider one of the following in cleaning out your old office:

For documents you do not want to just throw away
We are having a Second Shred Day Scheduled for Thursday, May 7. We will be positioning secure bins in locations across campus to collect student papers or other materials needing to be shredded. Shred Day will run from 9 am to 1 pm. We’ll give more details on the location of the bins next Monday. For now, please start collecting your materials.

For other paperwork
Please use the recycle bins provided in each building. We are still in the Recyclemania competition and all recycled products count towards our total number. So far this semester, we have collected close to 11 tons of recycled wastes, 2 tons of office paper, and 120 pounds of cardboard from across campus.

To dispose of books
Please consider using the green and white boxes labeled Better World Books (BWB) located in buildings around campus. Phi Theta Kappa and the Baptist Student Ministry association are still collecting books for BWB, who will distribute the books to needy students worldwide. To date, both organizations have collected over 35 boxes of books, 27 which are now on their way to BWB and beyond, three which were donated to the Hewitt Public Library, and five that were recycled.

Thanks for your support. It takes the entire college to make sustainability work!

MCC’s Sustainability Committee.

Sustainability Note of the Week - Opportunities Ahead

Thanks to all who participated in Tire Amnesty Day
Elaine Alexander counted 67 MCC students, faculty and staff members who came out last Saturday in the cold to collect used tires. The initiative collected 1769 tires, far less than in the past, but the smaller total may signal that the number of tires needing recycling is dropping.

Lake Waco Clean-Up this Weekend
Keep Waco Beautiful, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Waco are sponsoring the annual Lake Waco Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 4th, 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., as part of the Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Clean-Up and the Texas Trash-Off. Volunteers are invited to check in at the pavilion at Twin Bridges Park at 8:30 am. Trash bags and trash tongs will be provided. Volunteers should bring gloves and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.

A hotdog lunch will be served at the pavilion following the cleanup.

MORE INFORMATION: Keep Waco Beautiful, (254) 750-5728, or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 756-5359

Did you know?
Our three new buildings on campus are equipped with a number of innovations that will cut water consumption by 20 to 45%. Among the innovations are the new double-flush toilets and water-miser faucets available in all three buildings, and the rainwater recovery system at the Emergency Services Education Center (ESEC). The double-flush toilets have two settings: flush up for liquid waste and flush down for solid waste. The instructions are on the wall, and the toilet handles are green to remind users of the options. The water-miser faucets work only on demand. Both will use far less water than our current fixtures, and the rainwater recovery system at the ESEC will add additional savings by using the collected water for toilets and landscaping.

Getting involved
Please see the new MCC Sustainability website at www.mclennan.edu/gogreen. We welcome your input and help in making MCC a greener campus.

MCC’s Sustainability Committee