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Green Buckeyes helps students and staff to make responsible, sustainable choices to meet the needs of our community. We provide recommendations for building systems, waste removal and other functions to support energy conservation and sustainability, and to measure the success of these efforts.

Sustainability Tips

A wicker clothing hamper filled with clothes.

Did you know that 75-90% of energy used to wash your clothes goes towards heating the water?

Using hot water to wash your clothes is not only harsh on your clothing, but harsh on the environment. Washing your clothes on cold eliminates this energy expenditure and prolongs the life of your clothes!
A page of handwritten notes.

Try to go paperless by taking notes in class on Notability!

Miss writing in notebooks but you want to be kinder to the environment? Take notes with your Apple Pencil on your iPad to reduce your paper waste each day!