Sustainability

• Introducing a New Standard for NYS Agriculture
  This voluntary program makes it easy to identity local, safely-handled, and environmentally responsible agricultural products.
• Biden-Harris Administration Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm to Supply Power to NY
  The approval of 12 turbines east of Long Island moves government closer to its clean energy goals. This project will generate about 130 megawatts, supplying energy to about 70,000 homes.
• Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Reduce and Manage Waste in NYS
  On Nov. 2, 2021 NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to encourage the elimination and use of certain single-use plastic items @ SUNY & CUNY campuses. This piece of policy also includes legislation for solid waste management plans to increase methods for waste diversion. See what CUNY Chancellor Felix V. Matos Rodriguez said. 
• Searching for Hidden Meaning in Climate Jargon
  Do you know what Net Zero means? Governments are committing this goal, and world leaders gathered at the UN Climate Summit to secured new agreements to reduce emissions. The New York Times has compiled a list of terms that you’re likely to hear because sometimes the science is clear, but the language is not.

With the traditional Thanksgiving meal comes pots and pans, a myriad of empty containers, and dishes crowding countertops. As the cleanup ensues, it is important to ”Know Before You Throw” and recognize what can go in your home recycling bin and what cannot.

Tips for Recycling on Thanksgiving

• Know before you throw. Start by checking your municipality’s recycling rules or those provided by your recycling hauler.
• Glassware & ceramic dishes should not go into your recycling bin. Drinking glasses, dinnerware, and baking dishes, whether whole or in pieces, should not be put in your home recycling bin. However, glass items like empty food jars are usually acceptable.
• Recycle metal cans & plastic bottles. You might also have steel cans from cranberry sauce or jugs and bottles of juice and milk. Empty metal cans and empty plastic bottles and jugs can typically go in your home recycling bin.
• Leave the liquids behind. Show your thanks for recycling and recycling workers by making sure food scraps and liquids are not disposed of in your recycling bin.
• And the soiled pie pans too. Soiled disposable foil bakeware and pans, such as those used for pies, casseroles, and breads, should not go in your recycling bin.
• For a full list check out the NYC's Sanitation "What to Recycle for Residents & Apartment Managers" website.
  

Returning to campus provides lots of opportunities to go green. Campus Sustainability has a few sustainable tips for your office space, these are easy to implement and it will make a considerable difference over time.

Happy Holiday Season! Check out our tips to make your holiday season more sustainable, from sending cards and gifts, to recycling your tree and electronics. Visit the DSNY website to find out about Christmas tree disposal. 

Corbin Hill Food Project and Brooklyn College: Flexible, Affordable, Convenient

Check out Corbin Hill Food Project's new Rotating Add-Ons, each week new items are for sale at select sites. At this time, campus distributions are cancelled. 

Please visit the Corbin hill Food Project website and this space for updates. Read our feature in The Brooklyn College Vanguard.