Philadelphia has a great network of universities around making strides in sustainability. We’ll be featuring campus updates more on Green Philly so you can stay tuned into what these amazing students are up to!
The March edition of the Green Philly College update gets the latest & greatest from Villanova and MCCC.
Villanova completed its first Zero Waste Game on February 24th.
The Villanova Wildcats crushed Providence and were able to divert 80% of the game’s trash to recycling or composting. This was just shy of our 90% diversion goal, which we have every intention of meeting at the next Zero Waste Game, TBA.
On February 13th, the first SPARK Innovation Competition went off without a hitch.
Over a 24 hour period, four teams of 4-5 students worked one-on-one with industry partners to solve real world problems. All four teams had great ideas and presentations. The two winning teams represented Merck and Keystone Foods. For more information, visit the SPARK website.
The Environmental Sustainability group at Montgomery County Community College – Blue Bell Campus initiated a campaign to get the Blue Bell campus certified as a Fair Trade University. They need to meet 5 requirements to attain full certification, pictured in this lovely infographic:
For more info on Fair Trade, find out about the certification and where to shop Fair Trade in Philly.
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