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| Owl's Nest Zero Waste Restaurant | The goal of this project is to reduce the amount of landfill waste coming out of Owl’s Nest, a restaurant at Kresge College. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| Closed Loop Composting Systems | The establishment of a closed loop composting system between the Stevenson Coffee House and Stevenson Garden. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| Converting Calories to Electricity at OPERS Gym | A number of student projects have looked into the idea of converting gym equipment at OPERS into electricity-generating machines. |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| Waste to Energy Feasibility Study | This Waste to Energy (WtE) Feasibility Study aims to identify the potential for energy generation through waste conversion on campus. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| Composting at Family Student Housing | We are currently trying to create a model for an effective and efficient composting program for Family Student Housing |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| West Remote Parking Lot Lighting Retrofit | This project would retrofit the lighting system in the West Remote Parking Lot |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| CHES Sustainability Assessment | Through extensive research and interviewing, I have produced a final document summarizing sustainability efforts going on in CHES. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| STARS | A project that looks into all aspects of campus operations and rates UCSC according to a point scale of sustainability. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| UCSC Pathway Lighting | replacing the incandescent light bulbs that are currently being used in the “lollipop” fixtures to energy efficient LED light bulbs. |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| Campus Weed Management Plan | The goal of the campus weed management plan is to have a comprehensive overview of the UCSC campus' current weed management needs |
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In Progress | 09/04/2015 |
| Research on Feasibilty of Carbon Accounting | UCSC to researching the feasibility of carbon accounting as a vehicle for behavior change and clean energy project funding. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| Waste Stream Database | Creating a collaborative, central database to track the university's waste |
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Proposed | 09/04/2015 |
| Recycling/Compost Yard Feasibility Study | Conducting a study on the feasibility of establishing a recycling and compost yard on site. |
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Proposed | 09/04/2015 |
| Library Waste Assessment | The goal of this project was to bring UCSC’s McHenry Library as close to being a zero waste facility as possible. |
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Completed | 09/04/2015 |
| Zero Waste Team, Sustainability Office | We are a team of four students seeking to develop, implement and manage waste reduction projects in an effort to reach Zero Waste by 2020. |
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In Progress | 12/18/2015 |