MCC Sustainability Efforts For May 2017

I.  Did You Know?  There are a number of locations that welcome usable items for charity:
a.  Computers can go to:

• Goodwill - http://www.goodwill.org/

• Best Buy - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025

• Cobbs Recycling Center - http://www.waco-texas.com/cms-solidwaste/page.aspx?id=252.  Cobbs Recycling Center accepts electronics such as TVs and computers with proof of Waco residency (a current student ID will work if you do not have a utility bill). Please call (254) 299-2612 to learn more.

b.  Household items for resale can be donated to:

• The Family Abuse Center (http://www.familyabusecenter.org/ ) 2nd Chance Thrift Store, 1412 Sunset Blvd.  If you need to reach the store, please call 254.753.6469.

• Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/waco/ways-you-can-help/family-stores/

• Mission Waco (missionwaco.org) at 1315 North 15th Street, Waco, Texas 76707;

• Caritas (http://www.caritas-waco.org/current_needs.aspx). Donations can be dropped off at the central receiving warehouse at 620 Robinson Drive, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm or at one of the resale stores.

II.  Sustainability Activities on Campus this Spring:  
a.  Keep America Beautiful Road Clean Up Effort:  Thanks to the volunteers who showed up on Friday morning, April 28, 2017, to participate in our campus, street clean-up, for Keep America Beautiful month.

b.  “Green” Computing Tips:  Help us conserve our computer resources. Please shut down office and lab computers, monitors, and printers on weekends to save energy and to reduce vulnerability to hackers and other malicious activities. For daily energy savings, consider turning off the monitor when not using your PC for more than 20 minutes and turning off both CPU and monitor if not using them for more than 2 hours.  If you will not be on campus this summer, please also consider shutting down your computer and other office electronics until fall for further energy savings. Lastly, Instructors, please help us to conserve energy and extend equipment life by shutting down the document camera and projector in your classroom before you leave.

III.  What are your thoughts on our sustainability efforts?  Check out our website at http://www.mclennan.edu/gogreen/ and our blog at http://mccgogreen.blogspot.com/.

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

The MCC Sustainability Committee