RePurpose It and Earth Week Rides Again
By Melanie Stewart Let the countdown begin, Earth Day is exactly one month away! I know you’re all as excited about that as we are, and we hope you will find our lineup of Earth Week activities fun, informative, and potentially prize-winning! That’s right,…
Styrofoam Stymied
By Melanie Stewart Styrofoam is a cheap, light-weight material that is very good at insulating. This makes it a practical option for everything from protecting objects during shipping to keeping your beverage warm. That’s the (small) upside. The downside: The manufacturing of Styrofoam: Produces…
Earth Week Lineup Announced
Campus Favorites RePurpose It Contest and Electronic Recycling/Paper Shredding Return
Battery Recycling Just Got Easier
Online form speeds up process, saves time and money By Melanie Stewart As you may know, the Med Center collects single use alkaline batteries for recycling. We provide a recycled gallon container, and when it’s full, you would have filled out a chemical tag,…
Win Cash with Zimride!
By Melanie Stewart Many you have probably considered carpooling. You should have heard of TravelSmart by now and so you know you can save lots of money, reduce emissions helping to improve both human health and environmental conditions, all while continuing to park in…
Resolve to TravelSmart in 2016
By Melanie Stewart I know it seems crazy to think about switching up your commute during the winter, but it’s the perfect time to do so! Last Tuesday did you slip and slide to work in a commute that took you twice as…
New Uses for Old Lab Coats
Your generosity helps others, decreases waste By Melanie Stewart When the campus rebranded last year, we asked for your lab coats with the old brands. The new brand didn’t allow for the same coats to be used, so as new lab coats became…
Colleagues Trade In and Save
In an effort to help colleagues transition to the updated dress code policy, The Company Store offered its Trade-In Days promotion for seven months, ending Dec. 31. And plenty of staff took advantage to get discounts on new logowear. In that time period, The…
Get Organized
New Year’s Resolution Prompts Identity Crisis By Anne Rivas After the excesses of the holiday season, I usually want to start over, to clear out extraneous stuff. Most of us make resolutions to lose weight, get organized, live more mindfully, become better people….
