4/23 Zero Waste SWATeam Meeting
Attached are the minutes to the Zero Waste SWATeam meeting which took place on April 23, 2021. The meeting agenda was as follows:
- Elimination of thermal paper receipts.
- Education on Waste Management.
- Reduction of water bottle purchases in vending machines.
Potential initiatives which resulted from this conversation:
- Pursue sustainable receipt options to divert receipts from University waste stream.
- RA Training on waste management, with intent to educate students in university housing about sustainability.
- Creating a sustainability training video for buyers through the Purchasing office.
- Recommendation to create F&S standard to modify water fountain installations.
- Recommendation to do a behavioral assessment on water bottle purchasers.
- Recommendation to launch an education campaign for campus members on tap water quality.