What you can and can't recycle at HBS

What can and cannot be recycled depends on the recycling plant to which your recyclables are being sent. If you live in SFP, OWA, or on campus, the following recycling cheat sheets apply to you. If you live off campus, check out the City of Cambridge or Allston website at http://www.cambridgema.gov/ or
www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recycling.

**Remember HBS offers Single Stream Recycling- meaning all recyclables can be recycled together in the same bin (plastics, paper, metals, glass, cardboard)!

Put these in your Recycle Bin
Aerosol cans
Aluminum foil
Books
Bottles
Cans (drinks, food)
Shaving cream containers
Cardboard
Cartons
Catalogs
Clamshells
Jars & jugs
Juice boxes
Junk mail
Magazines
Newspaper
Notebooks
Paper bags
Plastic cups
Plastic plates
Paper
(Items must have very minimal food and beverage residue. All plastics must be labeled with a recycling symbol and #1-7.)

Do NOT put in Recycle Bin
Coffee cups
Glass items other than jars/bottles
Metal items other than cans/foil
Napkins
Paper plates/cups
Paper towels
Pizza boxes
Plastic bags
Plastic film
Plastic utensils
Styrofoam
Tissues
Wax paper
Wax-lined cardboard
Greasy pizza boxes

Give these a special push

Batteries:
Dorms: Drop off in Rock Mail Room.
SFP/OWA: Bring to Management Office, 2 Soldiers Field Park

Cell Phones & Handhelds (ex. PDAs):
Dorms: Bring to Rock Mail Room.
SFP/OWA: Bring to Management Office, 2 Soldiers Field Park

CFLs:
Dorms: leave in a bag outside your room marked “recycle”
SFP/OWA: Bring to Management Office, 2 Soldiers Field Park

Computers:
Dorms: Call HBS Operations, 617-495-6811.
SFP/OWA: Bring to Management Office, 2 Soldiers Field Park

Inkjet Printer Cartridges: Bring into Staples and receive a $3 refund.

Plastic bags: “Bag caddy” in the dorm laundry rooms or collect them in your room and bring them back to the grocery store’s bin (and avoid using it in the first place – bring your own bag!

Gallatin Hall takes lead after Week 2 of the Reduce Your Juice competition

At the end of Week 2 of the annual HBS RYJ competition, Gallatin Hall has taken the lead with a whopping 2.5% reduction in the 2nd week alone propelling it to a 1.15% reduction over 2 weeks putting it ahead of all the other resident dorms on campus. Residents of Gallatin were motivated by this result after an increase of 0.25% in the first week and many were caught discussing how they're going to try even harder in the coming days to try and win.

Competition is still quite tough, however, as most other dorms are only whiskers away from taking the lead away. One huge cut in a week can really mean a lot for the final scores in this 4 week competition.

More tips for cutting down on printing paper consumption!

The HBS Green Living Program and MBA IT support recently discussed how to help students further reduce their paper consumption. There are some great tips now available online at the following links that not only cover your campus printing setup, but also tell you how you can get your own printer to do it on both sides for you! Enjoy!

http://my.hbs.edu/mbadocs/admin/quick_info/hbs/it/mbait/print_duplex_home.jhtml
http://my.hbs.edu/mbadocs/admin/quick_info/hbs/it/mbait/printing.jhtml

Check Out What HBS is Doing

Did you know that HBS has recently installed a green roof on top of Shad Hall? Are you aware that HBS has achieved a 27% reduction in greenhouse gasses since 2006? Check out this brief presentation to learn how HBS is contributing to the University's sustainability goals and what you can do to help. http://green.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/oe/sustainability-at-HBS.pdf

Building an Eco-Friendly HBS Together

The HBS Green Living Program recently conducted a student survey that attracted close to 500 respondents. The intent of the survey was to better understand the awareness among students of green initiatives within Harvard, the general green practices of students, and to see where some of the big opportunities for improvement are for us at HBS. Read the full Harbus article to see how we did and learn ways that we can do better.

Photo Credit: LouisL / CC BY-NC 2.0

Secure Indoor Bike Storage

Did you know that HBS offers secure indoor bicycle storage for all students living in the dorms? The storage room is in the basement of Gallatin Hall. You can get the code to the room when you register your bike at the Operations Service Window in the basement of Shad Hall.



















Credit: Joe Ringenberg, Harvard College '06

Introducing the HBS Green Corps

How many times have you wondered if you should recycle a plastic container, which you subsequently threw in the trash because you just weren't sure? If you answered in the affirmative, keep reading…you just might learn something from your HBS green corps.

Cue Bond theme music; enter six non-descript individuals-channeling their inner super hero-armed with lots of personality, and a passion to make you live more greenly. Sure, Bond has his damsels in distress, but we have an altogether more convincing goal!...

Want to read more? Check out the full Harbus article online.

Students show off some newly acquired power strips during their Chase dinner.
Photo Credit: Jeff Engler

Welcome!

Welcome to Green Living at the B School! We're your resource for green updates, news, articles and happenings at HBS and beyond. Check back often and as always, stay green.
















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