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What You Can Do

As Sustainability Ambassadors and members of the campus community, your involvement and ideas are invaluable to making Princeton a more sustainable place to work and live. The following table includes various ways in which you can help the University continue making progress toward achieving our sustainability goals. Please send additional suggestions to us at sustain@princeton.edu.  

Topic

Princeton Goal

What You Can Do

Resources

Communication Expand discourse about sustainability Learn about and help publicize information and events

Visit our sustainability website and calendar

Subscribe to our newsletter

Friend us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

Energy Reduce CO2 to 1990 levels by 2020

Propose energy-saving opportunities

Contact sustain@princeton.edu with suggestions

Download and post energy-saving signage Coming soon!
Food Increase sustainable food purchases Purchase sustainable food for events

Visit the sustainable dining website

Contact salati@princeton.edu with requests and suggestions (Sarah Salati Bavuso, Special Events Manager of Dining Services)

Volunteer in the campus organic gardens Contact garden@princeton.edu 
Purchasing Encourage use of sustainable goods and services Purchase greener office supplies Check out Office Max's environmentally preferable products
Transportation Reduce cars by 10% by 2020 Learn about or sign up for Transportation Demand Management programs See all TDM programs
Waste and Recycling Reduce waste and increase recycling Request a paper/plastic/glass recycling bin Contact Building Services at 8-3490 or Facilities Customer Service at 8-8000
Request a filtered tall spout for a fountain or sink Contact sustain@princeton.edu with suggestions
Display recycling signage Download and display recycling signage
Water Reduce water usage Identify water-saving opportunities (e.g. low-flow fixtures) Contact sustain@princeton.edu with suggestions
Display water-saving signage Coming soon!