MCC’s LEED buildings and other sustainable practices on campus the college has reduced electricity cost from $2.13 a square foot in 2008 to $1.29 a square foot in 2016 and natural gas cost from $0.57 a square foot to $0.11 a square foot in 2016. The cost reductions are a result of energy efficient equipment, Heat pump chiller installation and a very good rate on our electrical purchases.
II. Sustainability Activities on Campus this Spring:
a. RecycleMania Ongoing Across Campus. RecycleMania, an eight-week competition to raise the campus and community’s awareness of sustainability and resource stewardship, is in full swing this month and will run through-March 31. For more on RecycleMania, visit https://connect.re-trac.com/.
How can you get involved? Use the blue recycling containers on campus! They are located in common areas and select classrooms or at dedicated recycling stations (ex. Science Building, 1st floor). If your building or floor does not have recycling bins, contact the Physical Plant at 299-8843. The large yellow dumpsters across campus (ex. LTC, MAC, etc.) are for recyclables as well.
What can you recycle? MCC students, faculty, and staff can recycle paper, plastic, aluminum cans, and cardboard in any of the designated receptacles.
b. Our next Reuse-Recycle-Shred Day is scheduled for March 31 in the MAC parking lot from 8:00AM until noon).
c. Adopt-a-Street – MCC Clean-up: MCC has adopted a segment of north 19th street from Powell Dr. to Lakeshore Dr. Attached is a picture that shows the efforts of our first street cleanup on Saturday, February 18th @ 2:30pm. The next cleanup is scheduled for April 28th. Keep Waco Beautiful will provide supplies needed for the cleanup. Please contact Donna Wiley at 299-8330 or dwiley@mclennan.edu if you are interested in helping with this effort or need more information. Volunteers must fill out a release form before the cleanup begins. Additionally, Brad Turner’s Environmental class will be doing a clean-up from 1:30-3:30 pm on Thursday, March 23rd. Contact Brad at bturner@mclennan.edu if you’d like to help with this effort.
d. Green Week (March 27-31). MCC will announce our RecycleMania results during the final event of our Annual Green Week and Arbor Day Observance.
e. Library’s Sustainability Exhibit: Come by and view the library’s annual exhibit. The display highlights examples of everyday materials that can be recycled.
f. Tree Campus USA Arbor Day Observance (Thursday, March 30, 2:15 PM) Since 2011, the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized MCC as a Tree Campus USA college six years in a row. To win this designation, schools must establish an advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan and program, an Arbor Day Observance, and a service-learning project. MCC honors its Arbor Day Observance each spring by hosting a special event on the history and importance of Arbor Day, which includes a brief ceremony, a tree-planting ceremony in recognition of faculty or staff, and a student volunteer opportunity to help care for and maintain trees on campus. We will hold this year’s event on the grass island between the Administration Building and the Performing Arts Center. Janis Jackson will give a tree tour of campus after the event.
h. Campus bicycle rental program is alive and well. This program is available to students, faculty, and staff. Contact Janice Kasner at the physical plant 299-8863 if interested in renting a bicycle for the spring semester. Bike rental fee is $10 a semester.
III. What are your thoughts on our sustainability efforts? Check out our website and blog at http://www.mclennan.edu/gogreen/ and http://mccgogreen.blogspot.com/ and see us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SustainabilityMCC.
Thanks for your support. It takes the entire College to make sustainability work!
The MCC Sustainability Committee
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