Helping each other reduce our impact on the Earth depends upon communication.  Having a go-to person for each house is key for effectively getting information out to the Greek community and also sharing practical ideas, notable successes, and remarkable failures.  The Green Representative helps a house stay aware of what’s happening in the larger campus community and sends monthly email updates on the green activities in his or her house to the Campus Sustainability Greek Coordinator.

This is a waste matter, but it’s such a basic and significant step in terms of reducing energy consumption, that it deserves to be part of this separate category.  As counterintuitive as this may be, recycling is, first and foremost, a way to reduce energy demands.  While the reductions vary by materials, in the most advantageous situations—typically aluminum—recycling can reduce energy use by as much as 95%.  Also note that, energy savings aside, recycling can help preserve natural habitats since putting materials back into the marketplace reduces the need to mine raw materials.