Sophie Fang

Join us for a lunch and learn about energy savings projects on our campus (Oct 25th at 12 pm)! You could win a Georgetown University branded water bottle and free coffee from Starbucks in trivia at the start of the event. Register using the link below.

Use public transportation, like a WMATA bus or GUTS bus, instead of driving or ubering.

Use Georgetown's bike sharing program instead of driving or ubering

Check out the Georgetown Office of Sustainability on Instagram @sustainablegu for weekly clues about sustainable features on campus. If you’re one of the first five to comment correctly, you will win a Starbucks reusable water bottle and free coffee voucher, courtesy of Hoya Hospitality.

Submit a name for the Georgetown zero emission mini shuttles or vote for your favorite name from the options listed.

Check out the Georgetown Office of Sustainability on Instagram for weekly clues about sustainable features on campus

Use Georgetown's bike sharing program instead of driving/ubering.

Skip using plastic bottles and use a reusable bottle. (BTW you could win a Georgetown reusable Starbucks cup by participating in the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt @sustainablegu)

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

Instead of throwing everything into the trash, reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by recycling. Georgetown uses a single stream recycling system, so all common recyclable materials (with the exception of corrugated cardboard) should be placed in the same bin.

Instead of just tossing out your trash, reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by composting. Hoya Hospitality composts back-of-house food waste in our kitchens, and all disposable to-go containers are compostable. Leo’s has compost, trash, and recycling options for post-consumer food waste.

Sign up for Hoya Hospitality's reusable to-go box program and use the to-go boxes to reduce single-use waste.

Skip using plastic bottles and use a reusable bottle. (You could win a Georgetown reusable Starbucks cup by participating in the Sustainability Scavenger Hunt @sustainablegu or by being one of the top ten participants on EcoChallenge)

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

Check out the Georgetown Office of Sustainability on Instagram @sustainablegu for weekly clues about sustainable features on campus. If you’re one of the first five to comment correctly, you will win a Starbucks reusable water bottle and free coffee voucher, courtesy of Hoya Hospitality.

Use Georgetown's bike sharing program instead of driving or ubering

Use public transportation, like a WMATA bus or GUTS bus, instead of driving or ubering.