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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. Completed 09/04/2015
Closed Loop Composting Systems The establishment of a closed loop composting system between the Stevenson Coffee House and Stevenson Garden. 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. 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. 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 Completed 09/04/2015
West Remote Parking Lot Lighting Retrofit This project would retrofit the lighting system in the West Remote Parking Lot 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Completed 09/04/2015
Waste Stream Database Creating a collaborative, central database to track the university's waste Proposed 09/04/2015
Recycling/Compost Yard Feasibility Study Conducting a study on the feasibility of establishing a recycling and compost yard on site. 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. 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. In Progress 12/18/2015

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