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A Student’s Guide to
Your guide to an eco-riendly collegiate liestyle
Sustainable Living at Stanord
 
 Welcome to Sustainable Stanord!
“Setting an example is not the main means o infuencing others; it is the only means.” 
—Albert Einstein
 W
elcome to Stanord—a campus that cares deeply aboutresponsible and environmentally sustainable resource use. We believe sustainability means meeting the needs or today in aresponsible ashion that does not compromise the ability to meetthe needs o our uture.Stanord researchers are uncovering policy and technologicalsolutions to climate change, greener buildings, and renewable ener-gy. Stanord sta members lead by example and use environmentalsustainability as a criterion or all aspects o university operations.Certied as a green business in 2004, in 2008-2009 Stanord wasthe only school in Caliornia to receive the highest ranking orleadership in sustainability out o 300 colleges and universitiessurveyed in North America. As we continue to seek innovative andlasting solutions to reduce our environmental ootprint, we invite you, the most important stakeholder, to be an active part o that journey.Tis guide has been created by your ellow students with help romcampus sta to provide you with some easy tips on an eco-riendlyliestyle on campus. Te actions your riends share as they welcome you to campus greatly complement the eorts underway by admin-istration and sta. In this guide you will see examples o specicaccomplishments in campus sustainability, and things you can dodeepen their impacts. Not every aspect is included in this booklet,and with your help we will enrich the content every year. With your enthusiasm, support, and creativity, we look orward togetting even closer to achieving a shared vision-—a truly sustainableStanord University; your learning environment or the next ourmomentous years.Stanord Oce o SustainabilityOce hours: every Monday 3:30- 5:30 PM340 Bonair Siding,Stanord, CA 94305
 Visit us at
http://sustainable.stanord.edu
 
Contents
 Welcome to Sustainable Stanord! . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. Inside ront cover Why Go Green? . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..4Sustainability Starts at Home . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..6 Working Hard or Hardly Working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Zero In On Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Eating Green . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .16Getting Around the Green Way .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .20Shopping With an Environmental Conscience . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .24Learn More and Stay Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Sustainability Pledge . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .28Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover“Much like what we see in nature, every student has a role in the stabilityo our uture. It is this ‘niche’ that grounds our position in what we can do personally or the sustainability o our communities, a niche that beginsand evolves here on campus.”
-David Geeter II, Co-President o Students or a Sustainable Stanord
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