Environmental Accountability

Environmental Sustainability

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The University has taken numerous steps towards supporting a greener campus recently by committing to the divestment of fossil fuels. With that being said, there is still so much more work to be done to ensure a more environmentally friendly and sustainable campus. In order to reach this goal, we plan to advocate for the following platform items:

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• Hold the University accountable in their commitment of divestment of fossil fuels

• Continue in the promotion of zero-waste events across campus

• Expand the number of solar panels present on campus

• Elimination of single-use plastics on campus

• Ensure future infrastructure projects on campus consider how to minimize heat loss during the winter, as well as other environmental factors

• Continue sustainability advocate campaigns to ensure 1st-year students understand the proper classification and disposal of plastic materials

• Offer more scholarships to students majoring in environmental studies to encourage and incentivize sustainability advocacy

• Work together with university dining to ensure that food vendors use disposable and compostable silverware as opposed to forever plastic

• Support and expand ReUse campaigns at university housing locations

• Support initiatives that help us reach UMN goal of recycling 90% of campus waste

• Secure funds for the expansion of UMN recycling capabilities

  • ​Ex: grants that builds infrastructure resulting in an increase in the UMN recycling center capacity