Sustainability

The results are in for Elon during the first week of RecyleMania 2008, a 10-week competition taking part on campuses across the nation to reduce waste and raise awareness about recycling. Material recycled from the university increased by more than a ton over the first week of the competition last year.

A seven-week contest to see which residence hall can best reduce its electricity use begins Feb. 19 at College Coffee. The first ever POWER Less Energy Competition is designed to improve energy habits while making a positive impact on the planet.

Elon University is taking additional steps to reduce water use in response to the recent drought conditions, and students living both on and off campus are being asked to change some of their daily behaviors to limit water use. Details…

Elon employees copy thousands of documents each year, from student applications to worker resumes to purchase receipts. All those photocopiers may soon get a lighter workload. The university purchased a program this month that allows millions of documents to be stored in electronic format, a move to both help the environment and increase staff efficiency.

Elon University and Zipcar, the world’s largest car sharing service, have partnered to provide Zipcars on campus to university faculty, staff, and students as an environmentally friendly alternative to the costs and hassles of keeping a car on campus. The partnership continues Elon’s commitment to invest in sustainable solutions on campus and expands Zipcar’s North Carolina operations. Details...