What You Can Do

Now that you are aware of some of the initiatives that UWSP has taken to earn its reputation as a green campus, here is how you can take part in helping to continue UWSP’s growing green legacy.

1. Bike and walk more, drive less. Carpooling is another great sustainable option.
2. If you must drive, be careful about idling. Don’t idle for more than 10 seconds; turn your car off instead.
3. Sign up for green energy.
4. Eat local and organic foods.
5. Turn off computers, lights, and appliances when not in use.
6. Take shorter showers and shut off the water when brushing your teeth or shaving.
7. Turn the thermostat down.
8. Pay bills online.
9. Avoid junk mail. Register for the Mail Preference Service on the Direct Marketing Association website
10. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
11. Buy a reusable, recyclable water bottle.
12. Buy secondhand items.
13. Only do full loads of laundry and wash all clothes in cold water.
14. Print on both sides of the paper.
15. Recycle, reduce, reuse.