Student Green Fund

Project Ideas

Do you want to create sustainable change on campus but not sure where to start?                                      

Need some ideas to get the wheels turning? 

Here is a list to get you started! 

  • Earth Week events
  • Solar Dok stations
  • Outdoor recycling bins
  • Recycling for ink cartridges and batteries
  • Serpentine garden wall
  • Wind turbines
  • Green conference, program, speaker, etc.
  • Zero Waste events
  • Double-sided printing for all comp. labs
  • Energy producingcardio equipment at Rec Center
  • "Leave No Trace" Training
  • TV timers
  • Additional Electric Vehicle Plug-In Stations
  • Additional water bottle refill stations
  • Bike racks and corrals
  • Renewable energy projects
  • Rainwater recapture
  • Green roofs
  • Composting initiatives

 

  • Solar informational kiosks
  • Lighting and energy efficiency retrofits
  • Water efficiency retrofits
  • Bicycle pump / fixing stations
  • Mowers powered by cooking oil
  • Reusable coffee mug
  • Insulation jackets on water heaters
  • Green residence halls
  • Reusable to-go containers for dining halls"
  • Greenhouses
  • Planting trees on campus
  • Sustainability competitions
  • Community gardens / native gardens
  • Invasive plant species on campus
  • Styrofoam ban
  • Single-use plastic water bottle ban
  • Zipcar car sharing platform
  • the list goes on and on and on...

 

Last Updated: 6/27/22