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Sustainability

Members of the Arizona Western College employee group and student body make up the Sustainability Council to educate students, staff and the community on how individuals and the college can reduce carbon emissions. The Council was formed by Environmental Science professor Ted Martinez, and since the early years has worked to review practices on campus, develop and implement sustainable practices, and to educate people on their environmental impact. Students are an integral part of the colleges sustainability efforts. Sustainability is often defined as: “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future to meet their own needs.” Interested in being part of the change? AWCSustainability@azwestern.edu

What can you do to be part of the change?

Conserving Energy

• Unplug all electrical appliances when not in use. • Remember to close doors and windows when heating or A/C systems are in use. • During the winter, open blinds, and curtains to allow sunlight in for solar heat gain.

In the evenings, close blinds, and curtains to reduce thermal heat loss.

Lighting

• Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs where possible • If you spend time working at a computer, dim the lights in your room so you can easily see your computer screen without turning up the brightness level. • Turn off lights when leaving a room.

Energy Conserving Computing

• Turn your computer off at night or when you are out of town. • Know this: the best screen saver is no screen saver at all. • Cut down on printing by reading e-mails and documents on the computer screen. • Use power-efficiency settings, in the systems preferences of most computers. • Print double-sided • Review your document on the screen instead of printing a draft.

Water Conservation

• Use re-usable water bottles instead of plastic. • Eat lower on the food chain. It takes 5,000 gallons of water to produce one pound of meat, while producing one pound of wheat takes 25 gallons. • Shorten your shower by a minute or two per day, and you’ll save up to 150 gallons of water per month. • Turn water off while you brush your teeth, wash your hair and hands, and shave. • Wash clothes in cold water to save energy and to help maintain their color.

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