First of all, around campus I can see that UCA is taking steps into going green. Wherever there is a regular trash can, there is one next to it labeled recycled. I think it is good to see
that MY school is recycling to help the environment.
When I leave my dorm room each day, I have a sign above my door that was there when I moved in. It says help keep our campus clean and it has the recycle “sign”. Three green arrows in the shape of a circle. This reminds me to turn off my lights to save energy and to take my trash to the designated places.
When researching other ways that UCA was going green I found that by using the artificial turf, it is helping campus become more green. According to When Green Isn’t Green, “Conservative cost savings include grounds labor, irrigation, fertilizer, sod, paint and
equipment of just over $100,000 per year. Environmental considerations include saving of over 3 million gallons of water per year once used to water the field, along with 300 gallons of paint and multiple fertilizer treatments. The committee was also pleased the product was 100% recyclable, non-hazardous, CA Prop 65 Compliant and Anti-microbial.” By changing the football field, it is a win win situation. The school is saving lots of money and the environment is being helped out.
Back to green week, the whole reason why I wrote this post is green week. After looking on uca.edu I found what this is all about. Green week is something that started in 2010. To me this shows that “going green” is something that is new. Each day during green week, which this year is April 16-20, different things go on around campus. These include presentations from businesses that are green, seeing recycled materials, and showing students ways to be green. According to uca.edu, “The goal of Green Week is to promote awareness and activism regarding green initiatives through student leadership and involvement.”
While I may be biased because this is my school, I can see that University of Central Arkansas is doing steps into going green. I could not be more impressed with our campus. By being a student here, it gives me the opportunity to be greener and to have a great support system behind me.
Below is a picture of the trash cans that are around campus:
(This photo is taken by the writer)
http://thesacuboledgerblog.org/2011/09/29/when-green-isnt-green/
http://uca.edu/news/uca-kicks-off-green-week/
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ReplyDeleteDear Marleigh,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog because it can actually apply to me. It is important to me as well to see that my very own school is going green. This means something to me as I'm sure it does to you as well.
I had no idea that switching the artificial turf would save that much water and costs. That is a huge number that they don't have to pay anymore. So UCA is doing it right by switching and I thank them for that.
I also liked when you said MY school is helping to recycle the environment. This stood out to me because it is my school as well and I think it is awesome that we are going green and helping out the environment.
Thank you for your blog post, I really enjoyed reading it and I look forward to coming back and reading more on how UCA is going green.
Dear Marleigh,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you decided to write about this topic. It shows that you are paying attention to your audience and discussing things that are so relevant to us.
You mentioned the sign in your dorm room that reminds you to keep your campus clean, and I have noticed the sign in my room as well. It is nearly impossible to leave the room without at least glimpsing at the sign. What I love about UCA is that they don't just stop at putting signs on all of the doors. As you said, there are recycling bins all over campus, which make it easy and convenient to recycle.
I didn't know that UCA had a green week. You said this program started in 2010, so maybe as it becomes more popular it will be advertised more, and made easier for students to participate in.
I enjoyed your post, and I loved that your writing is so relevant to me, personally.
Alexis
Dear Marleigh,
ReplyDeleteYou picked a great topic to do your last blog post over! I really enjoyed reading about UCA's green week. I remember knowing it was green week, and seeing people participate in activities that were related but I didn't really know what it was until this. I can tell you did some extensive research on your topic.
I think its awesome how our campus is participating in events like this. I'm so glad that you incorporated how there are so many recycle trash cans around our campus.
Honestly, I had no idea how much the turf helped out the environment. It was great that you shared that information. I was completely unaware.
Thank you for covering our Campus life in your final blog post. I'm sad that there won't be more.
Grace