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Unusual Recycling on Campus

By on July 9, 2012 in Recycling, Sustainability in Higher Education

by Kelly Wenner

Oberlin College is out to show that nearly everything can be recycled.  Not only do they recycle paper, office supplies, food packaging, clothing, books, and other dorm room items, they also recycle something that is right under their feet- the carpet.  Oberlin purchases and recycles all of their carpet through Legacy Flooring, a company that offers complete carpet recycling and reclamation services. The carpet is removed from the building, all of it recycled, and Oberlin then purchases this “new” product from the same company.… Read the rest

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147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability

By on June 24, 2010 in Sustainability General, Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability Resources

by Beth Gray

Written by educators for educators, 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability is an invaluable resource for anyone teaching sustainability.  In his forward to the work, David W. Orr, Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, notes that colleges and universities must equip young people “with the analytical skills and wherewithal to become change agents beyond the years of formal education.”  Anthony Cortese, President of Second Nature, also provides a forward in which he notes “We are the first generation capable of determining the habitability of the planet for humans and other species.”  Cortese continues by quoting Albert Einstein who said, “’We can’t solve today’s problems at the same level of thinking at which they were created.’”  For all of these reasons, 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability is a resource that can help college and university educators to engage their students in gaining a full and thorough understanding of the current state of the environment and what must happen in order to improve the quality of life within it for generations to come.… Read the rest

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