Since signing the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007, Montgomery County Community College has put into place policies and procedures that reduce its carbon footprint.
The College’s sustainability efforts are led by a team of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community residents who comprise the President’s Climate Commitment Advisory Council.
Some best-practices implemented to date include purchasing 100 percent of the College’s electricity from wind power; incorporating green building and design practices into new and renovated capital projects; piloting a shuttle program between campuses; providing hybrid and electric vehicles and bicycles for public safety officers; expanding campus recycling programs; using post-consumer paper and duplex printers for copying; and working with SEPTA to modify the bus route at the Central Campus to save 20,000 miles of travel annually.
The College also educates students and the community about sustainability through a faculty-driven lecture series on climate change and through Campus Sustainability Day and Earth Week activities.
These, and other initiatives, are detailed on this blog.
Demand More Recycling Containers in Public Areas on Campus.
Americans dispose of 300 billion cans and bottles each year; most of which are disposed of away from home.
Everywhere there is a trash can, there should be a recycling container.