In October, 2016 EcoReps will host a farmers market in Red Square which will be open to the public. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for buying local and supporting a community.
We are working with the UW Farm, and the event will last one day taking place in the afternoon. With the support of the EcoReps students, and local vendors, we are optomistic of the farmers market this year!
At the University of Washington, it is critical that our students are knowledgable of proper recycling and composting practices. By constructing and executing a survey designed to target common knowledge areas of sustainable behavior, we are hoping to find a correlation between student knowledge and demographic information.
An ongoing project from the 2016 school year involves reducing the heat loss from the UW IMA building by implementing proper preventative measures that influence student behavior. Heat loss is specifically due to the incorrect use of the air-lock doors, which account for roughly 15% of the energy that is used to heat the IMA. EcoReps has assisted in interviewing students using the incorrect doors, and brainstorming ideas to prevent the use of those doors in the future.
Earth Day 2016 was a great success! We had a ton of people show compassion to the environment by taking the "Green Pledge", and met lots of new faces that will be helping with future projects. Thanks for stopping by and learning more about the awesome student-led projects we are working on like the UW Farmer's Market and the 15% Program!
After a few wild days of recycle basketball, trash Minute-To-Win-It, sustainability trivia, and green pledging last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, this 2016 Green Greek Competition has been a success. More than 180 students signed a Green Pledge and 29 Greek Chapters participated.
In April EcoReps helped facilitate a clean-up of the median on 22nd Avenue. It was overgrown with Himalayan blackberry and other invasive species and was also covered in trash from years of abuse. We hope that people will put this newly reclaimed space to good use!