| Top 10 "Green" Achievements by Benedictine University |
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Recognized by Clean Air Counts for
reducing pollution levels. |
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Established the ozone-friendly Jurica
Tallgrass Prairie. |
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Instituted a campus-wide recycling program.
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Received "Green" credit for recycling
Kohlbeck Hall rubble. |
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Replaced Styrofoam containers with
compostable materials. |
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Improved lighting efficiency in campus
buildings. |
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Reduced throw-away plastic materials in the
bookstore. |
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Exchanged dishwashing chemicals for
environmentally-friendly products. |
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Conducted major tree planting effort
on campus. |
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"Greened" curriculum by revising CORE
and Cultural Heritage classes. |
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| Top 10 things faculty, staff and
students can do to "Green"
Benedictine University |
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Recycle. |
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Ride your bike or carpool to work. |
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Use reusable containers. |
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Turn off the lights when you leave a room. |
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Save paper by reducing use of campus
printers. |
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Turn in old printer cartridges. |
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Take shorter showers. |
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Use a brick in the water reservoir of toilets. |
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Replace consumer items and light bulbs
with "energy star products" |
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