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Executive Summary

From the outside, one might never guess it, but the University of South Florida has magreat contributions in the movement to go green. This white paper focuses on how USreduces, reuses, and recycles. Our team consists of Gail Acquaviva as Summary Writeand Lead Editor, Heike Doiron as Lead Researcher and Compiler, Kelsey Hedger asTeam Lead and Executive Summary Writer, David Pertosoff as Summary Writer andCompiler, and Joseph Van Der Linde as Researcher and Lead Interviewer. Together ware Team Sprouts, because we are excited about where USF has been in the greenrevolution and how it is going to sprout in the future.

In our white paper we show what it means to recycle and how we as a school recycle,

how we conserve energy and save water, and how we are currently doing in ourparticipation of going green. We have provided focuses on how we compare to othercolleges around the country and what initiatives have been made to make us number onin protecting the environment. Another focus is on our campus cafeterias, coffee bars,and restaurants. Our intent is to show what they have done and are now doing to reducreuse, and recycle. We have unraveled the mystery of what goes on behind thecountertop.

Certain key elements we have found in USFs contribution is that we use biodegradablmaterials whenever possible, provide reusable products in the dining halls, and haveparticipated in many programs to help us become a top contender in sustainability andsaving the earth.

Team SproutsContributing Writers

Gail Acquaviva, SummaryWriter and Lead Editor

Heike Doiron, LeadResearcher and Compiler

Kelsey Hedger, TeamLead and Executive

Summary Writer

David Pertosoff, SummaryWriter and Compiler

Joseph Van Der Linde,Researcher and LeadInterviewer

Economics of

Recycling

As recycling ratesincrease, recyclingprograms becomemore cost effective.So, the more we

recycle the less itcosts to fund ourrecycling programs.With that in mindhow much doesUSF recycle andwhat are the costsinvolved with thatrecycling effort?

Professional Writing

Professor Francis Tobienne

University of South Florida

140 Seventh Avenue South

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

REDUCE

REUSE

RECYCLE

USF S routs!

In this iss

Table of Contents

Solid Waste Management Hierarchy

Recycling, its Cycle & What it Means

How does USF Compare?

Green Initiative

Greener Living

How is USF Going Green

Past Contributions to Greener Living

How are our Cafeterias Going Green?

Sustainable Practices

Green Thread Program

USF Office of Sustainability

Affordable Solar Power

Future Contributions to Greener Living

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What is the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy?

According to Debra Strong, theauthor of Recycling in America;there are four steps of the solidwaste management hierarchy. Thefirst step is Source reduction. Thisis the idea of individuals and / orbusinesses reducing the waste at itssource. For instance, a restaurant

that chooses to use cloth napkins inlieu of paper would be a greatexample of reducing at the source.

In the packaging industry, we see avery tangible example. The coffeepackaging industry has movedaway from packaging coffee insteel cans. You may ask why as Idid? In order to package 65 poundsof coffee in to two pound coffeecans requires a massive 20 poundsof steel. Compare that to thealternative option of foil bags. Inorder to package that same 65pounds of coffee into two poundvacuum packed foil bags onlyrequired a meager three pounds ofpackaging material. That examplealone nets 17 pounds of un-necessary waste saved from ourland fills.

The second step of the solid wastemanagement hierarchy is recycling.Over the years recycling hasbecome increasingly easier for theconsumer. Today most cities and /or counties offer curbside recycling.This gives each consumer anopportunity to recycle there own

waste and have it picked up alongwith the balance of there waste on aweekly basis.

In 1986, the beginning of theRecycling movement if you will, astaggering 41% of all waste wascontributed by paper and paperboard products. This was followedby a large gap with Yard Wastecoming in at 17.9%. The balanceof the waste was contributed to8.7% of Metals, 8.2% of glasswaste, 7.9% of food waste and6.5% contributed by plastics. Thenumbers have dropped substantiallysince 1986, but with the growingnumber of our population thenumbers are not coming down asquickly as some would like to see.

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Materials Discarded into the Municipal Waste stream in '86

41.0%

17.9%8.7%

8.2%

8.2%

7.9%6.5% 1.6%

Paper and Paper Board

Yard Waste

Metals

Glass

Rubber, Textiles & Wood

Food Waste

Plastics

Miscellaneous InorganicWaste

Recycling, its cycle

and what it means.

When a product is recyclableit will have a symbol like this.

What does this symbol meanexactly? There are actuallysome conflicting answers tothat question, but they are all

correlated.

Some believe the first arrowstands for collection and thatit represents the materials that

are segregated for the intent ofreprocessing. The second

arrow would then representreprocessing, or the process of

the taking the collectedmaterials and reworking themto make other materials. The

final arrow completes thecycle and represents the

purchasing of these remade orreworked materials. Lets call

this outlook recycling.

There is another popularinterpretation of this symbol

which believes that the arrowsstand for the three Rs;

reduce, reuse and recycle.This is the interpretation that I

find a bit easier tocomprehend. The way I see itis reduce what you use and orconsume, reuse the materialsthat you can and then recycle

those materials that have thesymbol. Both of these

meanings are similar and arejust a different way of

understanding the process.

Above graph data taken from Recycling in America by Debra Strong

The third step of the solidwaste management hierarchyis waste combustion orincineration. WTE (Waste -

to - energy) facilities takethe waste and burn it at anextremely high temperatureto eliminate any toxicemissions. The steam that iscreated by this wastecombustion creates a greatdeal of steam which can beturned into energy or electricpower. In 1997, there were

only 120 of these plantsoperating in the UnitedStates; thirteen of thoseplants are located here inFlorida.

The final and fourth step ofthe solid waste

management hierarchy isLand Filling. The land fillsare the last resort in a since,but are necessary none theless. This is where thebalance of waste thatcannot be reused orrecycled is taken. Fiftypercent of the approximate6,000 landfills in the

United States aregovernment operatedbelieve it or not. A merefifteen percent of them areprivately owned.

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How does USF compare to other Colleges

across the State of Florida

According to www.greenreportcard.org, Florida colleges have seen little change in there efforts to gogreen. That is with one exception however. The University of South Florida has gone from a 1.8 to a3.4 grade in just the last three years. USF has progressively increased there efforts with much success.

In comparison to the other 4 major colleges in the state USF has impressively come out on topaccording to the 2011 report card. The question is then what is USF doing differently. What are we

doing that other campuses can learn from.

Some of the findings ofwww.greenreportcard.org are as follows: USF partners with many groupsin its environmental efforts. When it comes to the food industry and USF; USFs Office of

Sustainability has partnered with the following groups for its sustainability initiatives.

Aramark Marketing Department Students Protecting the Environment and Animals through Knowledge (S.P.E.A.K) Student Environmental Association

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Florida College Rankings

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1

2

3

4

2009 2010 2011

Year

Grade

4 = A

3 = B

2 = C

1 = D

0 = F

Florida Atlantic Univers ity

Florida State University

University of Florida

University of Miami

University o f South Florida

Above graph data taken from www.greenreportcard.org

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There arerecycling

receptacleslocated in bothUniversity and

Aramark operated

areas.USF boasts that

its dining servicescurrent waste-

diversion rate is25%. What does

this mean exactly?This is the

percentage ofrecyclable and / or

compostablewaste that is

segregated fromtraditional waste.

These partnerships have contributed to the score USF received fromwww.greenreportcard.org this year. USF scored an overall B+

grade. Some of the major contributors to this score are the As thatUSF received in the categories of Administration, Green Building,

Student Involvement, Transportation, Endowment Transparency andInvestment Priorities. USF received solid Bs in the Food and

Recycling Category as well as the category for Climate Change andEnergy. The one low grade came from the Shareholder Engagement

category in which we received a D.

In the Food and Recycling category, some of the contributinghighlights to this category were the use of reusable mugs. The

purchase of these reusable mugs comes with an extreme discount onrefills. Tray-less dining was highlighted as well which saves USFapproximately 33,000 gallons of water every year. USF also was

recognized for recycling electronics, traditional materials and usedcooking oil. Some of those traditional materials include Aluminum,

Cardboard, Paper, Plastics and others including tin through Frito-Lay and Republic Waste Services.

Green Initiatives

There are a variety ofgreeninitiatives that can be practiced to helpclean the environment and improve upon the impact being madeThe need to reduce and reuse waste is a key factor in this effortProducts can be manufactured out of biodegradable materials anprograms could be administered to collect post-consumer waste focomposting. Such efforts could help reduce the amount of landfilland methane gas emissions which are harmful to the environmentThe University of South Florida is one of many colleges to addresthis matter by implementing a compost program as well as adaptinggreenimprovements to dining facilities on campus. Such strives laythe beginning foundation to environmental sustainability and greenevolution.

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According toepa.gov, Americans

generate a rate of4.3 pounds per dayper person equatingto a combined 253

million tons ofdisposed waste per

year. Approximately33.8% of this isrecovered and

recycled, 11.9% canbe burned or

composted at acombustion facilityand the remaining54.3% is deposited

into landfills.[source: EPA] Aslandfills become

more numerous andgrow, there is a

significant amountof methane

greenhouse gases

being emitted intothe atmosphere. Inaddition, run-offfrom the landfills

fall into thewaterways. Anyhigh amount will

deplete the oxygenand lead to the loss

of river life andwater quality. Theadoption ofgreenwaste management

can make significanchanges to this trend

and improve thenatural environmen

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The residents of USF Maple B Hall began a composting program to teachstudents about composting and awareness of living a greenerlifestyle.Created by Robert Brinkman, The GreenLiving and Learning Communityintroduced the possibilities of composting. Students deposited and collectedfood scraps and other organic materials into large plastic containers.Combining volcanic ash to reduce odor and the red worms that do most ofthe work of breaking down the compost, the organic matter decomposes andcreates a rich, soil-like substance that is used as a natural fertilizer for plants.The nutrients stored can be easily absorbed by plants and the procedure has

reduced the amount added to landfills, leaving space for non-recyclablematerials. [Source: USF]

Additional efforts have been taken by the University of South Florida toforward the cause ofgreenerliving. The dining hall and facilities have manysustainable practices put into place already. Napkins and paper goods aremade of recycled post-consumer waste and are environmentally friendlybleach free. Signage with the slogan Taste, Dont Waste is posted to raiseawareness about food waste. Students are encouraged to participate in eco-friendly programs by purchasing reusable and recyclable USF cups for

discounted soda fountain beverages. Einsteins, Starbucks, and Java City offerreusable recycled coffee cups for discounted coffee purchases. Also, studentscan make a difference by purchasing reusable and recyclable USF bags thatare available and participate in a reusable to-go container program.[Source:Campusdish] A multiple of small steps can equate into a bigdifference when everyone gets involved. The question is, how can thesesmall steps grow into bigger strides? Many other college campuses havemade grander efforts toward the greenmovement.

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How is the University of South Florida Going Green?

The University of South Florida ismaking many strides in the effort to gogreen. It is both important to not onlysave money by making cheaperalternatives and or cutting back incertain areas, but also in the fight andconstant battle with sustaining ourbeautiful yet very fragile environment.

If you are a student here at USF then

you are aware of the plethora ofalternative campuses that one canattend. USF does not have just onecampus, and with other campusescome other ways of going green.There are Green groups that allUSF locations have in order to have agroup/organization that is responsiblefor making and or sustaining changes

that come with the responsibility ofgoing green. The main group islocated at the USF St. Pete campusand is responsible for the most of theideas that are place at the othercampuses.

Some of the ideas that the green grouphas come up with are but not limited

to; the Earth Week AlternativeTransportation Challenge Pledge, theUSFSP Recycling Program, GreenCleaning, SEEDS Technology, theScience & Technology Building, andthe Central Lawn Pro ect.

The first one, the Earth WeekAlternative Transportation ChallengePledge is on the week of April 19-25thof every year. This event involveschallenging USFSP faculty andstudents to save as much energy asthey can through the 19-25th.

They have to do this by usingalternative forms of transportation for

going and coming to school and goingand coming to work etc. Some ideasthat the USFSP Green group has listedon their personal website are, carpool,walk; bus; sail; bicycle; and skate.This event is truly a great idea thatUSF and the green group has started.With ideas like this being done justone time for one week a year it shows

both students and faculty that there arealternative ways to still do the thingsyou love and to get there via a plethoraof ways.

The second idea that the Green grouphas come up with is the USFSPRecycling program. At this point intime there is probably a recycling

program at every university in theUnited States. I say this because theawareness of saving your recyclabletrash is not only prudent but also veryimportant as we have come to find out.

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How is the University of South Florida Going Green? Cont.

Clearly USF is no different, they havea recycling program as well and it isset up very perfectly for the school. Itincludes the collection of all thenormal recyclable materials includingaluminum, paper, plastic etc. which aretaken up by the company calledRecycling Management Solutions Inc.and then after the items are recycledthey are then in turn sold and a

percentage of the sales goes to charity.

There is somewhere around 70 cansfor paper products as well as almost 40cans for plastic and aluminum spreadout and around the campus. USF hasalso gone with Green Seal products.

The products that have received this

seal have been thoroughly tested andhave also had a plant test which inturn they need to pass in order toreceive this certification. All the glasscleaners and the hard-surface cleanersas well as any other cleaning solutionsthat would have contained toxicchemicals that would be harmful to theenvironment have received this seal

which therefore means they areremoved and are environmentallyfriendly.

As you can see these are just some ofthe changes that the university hasmade. They might not seem like muchbut in the long run they are doing morethen you can possible imagine inkeeping the environment around themclean. USF is also a school ofinnovation. This is the standard now

for going green in most everyschool and university. USF is lookingto the future and wants to set a newstandard, a golden standard that willraise the bar when people think of auniversity that has gone green.

The University of South Florida iscreating new degrees that will help

with the ongoing attempt at goinggreen. One of the new degrees that isgoing to be offered is called GlobalSustainability and will help provideresearch with water, and making cleanand renewable energy along with moreresearch in areas such as humanhealth. This is a very rapidly growingfield, and a very important one.

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Past Contributions to Greener Living

Since fall of 2009 USF St. Petersburg Student Philanthropy Boards have been issuing $5,000 grants tnon-profit organizations with beneficial plans to better our community and environment. Each semeste(fall and spring) one organization is awarded with this grant because they have applied and proved theycan expand upon an already existing program or create a whole new program that is going to help oucommunitys sustainability in some way.

Each semester the grant is aimed at a different goal; for instance this past spring 2011 the topic was topropose a plan to redefine waste or how to better dispose of our resources and become more efficient. Thmoney for these grants comes from a grant USFSP received for $395,000 by Learn and Serve America sothat we may engage our students in projects for the community. Organizations that have applied rangfrom Homeless Services to The Boys and Girls Club to Police Academies and much more.

Back in 2008, USF challenged itsstudents living on campus to save energy

by throwing the ConservaBull EnergyCup. By offering prizes to the residencehall that reduced their energy by thelargest percentage, they got students tosave energy and perhaps change theirnormal habits to better our environment.The competition lasted from September 2to November 3. It wasnt just thepotential prizes that got students riled up,but the chance to contribute to saving our

community environment a little bit at atime and have fun doing it!

The different halls of the USF Tampacampus motivated each other and workedtogether throughout the two months. Thisnot only helped save energy, but allowedstudents to unite and socialize with newpeople. The challenge was repeated in2009 with the same halls participation.

The winners of 2008 were Zeta hall, whoseemed to win by a landslide savingnearly half the amount of energynormally consumed.

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Going green did not become very important until around the 1990s. Around this timemore and more people came to understand the real danger that we as a race were in. The planetwas undergoing changes and it was because of us and green house gases that this was happeningAs more and more people began to realize this, different organizations along with top notch

colleges such as the University of South Florida began to act and respond to this great endeavor.

Their first plan of response was to start planting trees. USF at the time planted over twothousand trees and have been continuing to this since the 1990s. This paved the way to moreinnovations for the present.

Some of the new innovations that University of South Florida has been working on are inthe areas such as energy renewal and fuel consumption. In the area of fuel consumption theyhave done extensive work with Bio-Fuel. Bio Fuel is a type of fuel that is derived from bio masswhich makes it more environmentally friendly. They took this fuel and created an engine for itand put that engine in the city buses and the buses that are used for transportation of students

around the campus. This was a great idea, not only did the buses get better gas mileage overall,but it became better environmentally.

How are our Cafeterias Going Green?

USF sustain-a-bull efforts range far and wide in our dining halls and restaurants. Not onlydo we have our own programs and criteria, but the individual restaurants represented in ourfood courts and elsewhere have their own as well. Therefore, its like getting double theeffort towards keeping our school green. As mentioned earlier, we offer tray-less dining,reusable and recyclable cups and bags, and reusable to-go containers. Those are just a fewof the ways in which our dining options contribute to this phenomenon of going green, wealso have made community partnerships with local programs and restaurants, we usesustainable practices, and follow the Green Thread Program.

Organizations and Community Involvement

We at USF are a member of Water-Pro, an outreach designed to save water throughthe use of their products and tips. Our efforts to conserve water are also attached to EnergyStar and LEED, encouraging us to not only protect the environment, but save money at thesame time.



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USFreducesandrecyclescookingoilanduses

improvedfryingtechniques.Anotherpracticeis

therecyclingandreusingofusedcoffeegrinds,

whicharegiventoUSFBotanicalGardens.AlloourStarbuckslocationswilloffercustomers

freeusedgroundstoenhancegardensoil.

GreenThreadProgramAtUSFwearepartoftheGreenThread

ProgramthroughARAMARKHigherEducation.

Theystandtosayagreenthreadconnects

everythingwedoanditstrue.Theystriveto

weavethisgreenthreadthroughouttheirdailybusinessoperations.Thisthreadconnects

sustainablefood,greenbuildings,responsible

procurement,wastemanagement,energyand

waterconservation,andtransportation.This

respectforourenvironmentisevolving,

growing,andtouchingmoreandmorepeople

everyday.Thatiswhythisprogramisoffering

theirexpertadviceandsolutionstocampuses

ineffortstoreduce,reuse,andrecycle.

ThefooditselfthatyoucangetatUSFdining

hallsisalsopartofsustainableprograms.The

SeafoodWatchProgramisoneweareapartof;

theyadviseconsumerwhichseafoodproducts

toavoidandwhicharesustainablesources

fromwhichyoushouldbuy.Beingthatwelive

inFlorida,seafoodisabigpartofourfood

industry.Afewotherorganizationsweare

associatedwitharetheRainforestAlliance,

USDAorganic,andFairTradeCertified.

Otherareasinwhichweareconnected

withoutsideprogramsaretransportation,

wastemanagement,greenbuildings,andmuch

more.

SustainablePracticesTherearemanypracticesweuseinour

cafeteriasandelsewheretoprotectourselves

andourenvironmentsowecanlivelonger,

healthierlives.Wearecommittedtobuying

ecofriendlyappliancesthroughEnergyStarand

cleaningsuppliesthataregreensealcertified.

OurlightbulbsareallCFL(compactfluorescent

light

bulbs)

and

recycled

after

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USF Office of Sustainability

USF has sought to improve on sustainable goals and practices since 1995. Beginning with a

Master Plan to promote using infill development, increased density, and parking lots asdevelopment sites in order to reduce sprawl, traffic, utility extensions, off-campus lightpollution, and minimize increases in impervious areas while preserving undeveloped land. Theuniversity planted over 2000 trees, implemented a free regional shuttle system, and increased thequantity of on-campus residence halls. Energy conservation continues to be a major priority, andUSF has saved approximately $10 million over the past 10 years with the Green lightsreplacement program.

After convening a Sustainability Initiative Committee in 2006, USF decided to create the Office

of Sustainability in 2009 to manage USFs climate impact assessment and reporting, as well asto serve as the single point of contact for sustainability programs and activities for the USFsystem.

The Office of Sustainability contributes to the USF Strategic Plan by:

Strengthening and supporting integrated and synergistic interdisciplinary researchacross disciplinary, departmental, college and campus boundaries

Building a sustainable campus environment at USF Constructing an up-to-date clearinghouse of information about all the sustainability

engagement activities currently occurring at USF and encouraging and rewardingfaculty, staff, and student engagement in sustainability initiatives

Creating a sustainable environment that supports an expanded and improved teachingand research mission, a more engaged residential community, and a university-basedglobal village



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Future Contributions to Greener Living

Affordable Solar Power

With the goal of making solar power affordable and available 24/7, a USF team is

building a solar power plant on campus. Professor D. Yogi Goswami and his team atthe College of Engineering are building a solar power plant at the Tampa campus ofUSF, with the aim of finding a way to make solar energy available 24 hours a day ataffordable prices. The on campus solar plant will be funded with a grant from theState of Florida through the Florida Energy Systems Consortium. This project willalso include a thermal storage system being developed with a $3.9 million grant fromthe US Department of Energy. Dr. Goswani has won more than 50 internationalawards and certificates; he has 14 patents with 6 more pending, and has written 16books and published more than 200 scientific articles.

USF Tampa students have been part of a project for the past two yearsto build the most energy efficient home in the world. The constructionof this house finally started in June 2011 in Tampa. They are not theonly school doing this though; numerous universities throughoutFlorida are in the running to build this prestigious, eco-friendly home.In the fall they will take apart the house and make way for Washingtonto compete against 20 other schools in the U.S. Solar Decathlon. Theyare calling their project Flexhouse and it is designed to generate as

much energy as it uses. It uses solar panels, partitioned rooms, andseveral other features to save energy. It is hi-tech on the outside, yetsimple on the inside. The students and staff involved want to showpeople that this can be done and that it can be affordable. After thecompetition, Flexhouse will come back to Tampa and be showcased tothe public; and perhaps one day be available for the public to buy into



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Annotated Bibliograph

Miller, Daylina. USF Residence Hall Goes Green: A composting set up in residencehall Maple B teaches students about greener lifestyles. USF.edu. 30 Nov. 2010.Website.

This article introduces the Green Living and Learning Community created by USF resident advisor Robert Brinkmann in 2009. Thecomposting program was managed by resident assistant Susana Alvarado in the Maple B Hall of University of South Florida campus.Students practiced post-consumer composting and environmental sustainability. Composting helps reduce the amount of waste in land

and transforms into viable fertilizer. This process reduces the amount of harmful methane greenhouse gases and water run-off.

Chacherre, Vickie. Sustainability Gold - University of South Florida. Florida,July 2011. Web.http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=3116Earlier this year, USF was given a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, whithe nations leading advocacy group for the green campus movement. USF scored top marks in sustainability innovation and activitieswell as its coordination and planning for a more sustainable campus.The article goes on to show other examples of what USF is doing to be eco-friendly, including recycling, and conservation.

trong, Debra L. Recycling in America: a reference handbook. California: ABC-CLIO,1997. Electronic Book.

Strongs book includes a great deal of facts in regards to the history of the recycling movement. It makes reference to historical dates numerical facts and comparisons. She speaks about Waste Management as a Hierarchy and explains in detail each step. She elaborateRecycling as one of the key elements of this Hierarchy. The book is a great reference and was extremely helpful in my research. I amusing the information found in this text as a baseline for how the efforts of USF measure up historically.

ustainable Endowments Institute, www.greenreportcard.org. Massachusetts, 2007 2011. Website.

The Sustainable Endowments Institute hosts a website that is a compilation of college responses to a sustainability survey. The surveygrades each college on particular criteria in relation to sustainability. It identifies colleges and universities that are leaders in this efforThe purpose of the website is to provide an outlet for colleges and universities to learn from others that have been and are successful.

of 322 schools respond to the Report Card survey. I am using this information to see how USF measures up to the competition. Thesurvey compares USF to other institutions in 9 different categories.

USF Student Philanthropy Board. Resource Efficiency: Redefining Waste. University of SouthFlorida St. Petersburg, March 2011. Website.

stpete.usf.edu/studentlife/grant/documents/SPB17ResourceEfficiencyRedefiningWaste.pdfBack in March this took place, and it appears they do one every year or so. It is a grant to a non-profit organization that has a plan or idto conserve energy, improve our waste disposal programs, or anything that will enhance our sustainability. Specifically for the USF StPetersburg campus, the Student Philanthropy Board hosts it and decides on the best proposal. The grant is $5,000, which includes trainequipment, supplies, and consultants.

USF sustain-a-bull Efforts. Dining with USF. www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSS/UnivSouthFlorida/Sustainability/Florida, July 2011.Website.

USF has many options available in their dining hall from Moes Southwestern Grill to the classic Chick-Fil-A. This site shows USFsSustain-a-bull efforts, both those made by the restaurants corporately and the schools use of paper products, recycling, etc. It has a gooamount of information on the practices and products our cafeterias and dining halls use to promote sustainability.
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