Sustainability
Composting Workshop
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Join Us at the BC Garden to learn the basics of composting.
Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Making compost keeps 30 percent of what we throw away out of landfills, reduces the need for chemical fertilizers, and lowers our carbon footprint.
12:15-2 p.m.
BC Garden (western edge of the college campus, near the public safety gate at Campus Road and Avenue H.)
Brooklyn College Farm Share (Farm2Campus)
Corbin Hill Food Project and Brooklyn College: Flexible, Affordable, Convenient
The Brooklyn College farm share returns September 18th, 2019; as always distribution happens every Wednesday. Sign up today!
All shares include six to eight vegetables, one fruit, and popular locally sourced add-ons (organic eggs, fruit share, cheese, juice, etc.).
The mission of Brooklyn College's sustainability initiative is to create an overarching culture of sustainability throughout the entire campus community by raising awareness of, engagement in and commitment to reducing our carbon footprint through campus-based education, research, operations, community-based collaboration, and service. Our sustainability planning will take special recognition of the constraints, opportunities, and responsibilities attendant with our urban location in one of the most densely populated cities in the United States.
To advance this mission, in 2010 the college convened the Brooklyn College Sustainability Council and the Provost's Task Force on City-Based and Sustainability Education to evaluate sustainability on campus and make recommendations for improvements in seven pillar areas:
- Waste Management and Recycling
- Water
- Energy
- Procurement
- Food and Nutrition
- Transportation
- Outreach and Education
Goals for advancement in each of these areas are included in Brooklyn College's 10-Year Sustainability Plan.
This plan guides the college's green initiatives, in conjunction with the CUNY Sustainability Initiative and PlaNYC and in partnership with businesses, government, regional and citywide organizations.
REV Campus Challenge
We are recognized as an Achiever member for the College’s initiatives and efforts to improve energy efficiency and conservation by NYSERDA's REV Campus Challenge program.
