Waste: What Goes Where? Mixed Paper & Cardboard Bins • • • • •
Cardboard Magazines & newspapers Envelopes Books Notebooks & folders
• Beverage cartons • Boxboard (e.g. cereal & cracker boxes) • White, colored & glossy paper • Clean, empty paper cups NEW!
Glass, Metal & Plastic Bins
Please rinse very dirty containers. • Coffee cup lids • Rigid plastics #1–7 (no bioplastics) • Aseptic boxes like juice & milk cartons (or in paper) • Metal cans, empty aerosol cans • Glass bottles & jars • Aluminum cans, foil, trays
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Public Compost Bins • • • • •
Fruit & vegetable scraps Eggshells Coffee grounds & tea bags Unbleached napkins & paper towels Paper plates & cups without plastic coating or chlorine bleach
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Collect a prize when you arrive at the last stop!
Car and Bike Share Programs Check out http://sustainability.tufts.edu/programs/transportation for all the latest sustainable transportation information.
Zipcar
Zipcar is a car-sharing service that offers 24/7 access to vehicles parked right here on campus. Tufts students aged 18+ can join Zipcar for $15, employees for $25. Visit www. zipcar.com/tufts to sign up. Note: proof of car insurance and a parent’s signature are required for students 18-20 years old reserving Zipcars for personal use.
RelayRides
RelayRides is a neighbor-to-neighbor car sharing company that connects people who need cars with vehicle owners whose rides would otherwise be sitting unused. Learn more at www.RelayRides.com. Borrowers as young as 18 can use this service as long as they are on their parents’ car insurance.
Tufts Bikes
Tufts Bikes is a student-run bike share program that also operates a bike workshop, holds safety and urban riding classes, and organizes group rides. Bikes, helmets and locks can be checked out from Tisch Library for FREE. Visit www.tuftsbikes.com for more information. If you own a bike, don’t forget to register it with TUPD.
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Metro Boston’s bike sharing system has stations in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline – and one right on campus (seasonal) at the corner of Packard Ave and Powderhouse Blvd! Hubway offers annual, monthly, 3-day and 24hour memberships. Rides less than 30 minutes are free for members. Visit www.thehubway.com for more information.
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The entire route is just over a mile and takes about an hour to complete. Have only half an hour? Break the tour in two! Stops #1–5 are downhill and stops #6–10 are uphill.
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The MBTA is a great way to get to and from the Medford campus, as well as downtown Boston and other locations in the greater Boston area. Visit www.mbta.com for more information. Plan your route through the online MBTA “Trip Planner” or use mobile apps such as OpenMBTA or NextBus.
Subway to Tufts
To access the campus, take the Red Line to Davis Square. The campus is a quick 15-minute walk from the T stop or accessible by shuttle.
Bus to Tufts The following buses stop at Tufts: #80 Lechmere Station #94 Medford Square via W. Medford #96 Medford Square via Davis Square
MBTA Discounts for Tufts Students and Staff
All buses stop at: College Ave & Powder House Sq College Ave & Professors Row College Ave & Boston Ave Boston Ave & Tufts Garage (Dowling Hall) Boston Ave & Fairmount St Boston Ave & Winthrop St
Students: Discounted MBTA passes are available to students. Order forms can be accessed at uss.tufts.edu/registrar/SS_StudentForms.asp and should be returned to Student Financial Services in Dowling Hall. The deadline to order fall semester passes is August and for spring semester passes is January. Student groups can purchase round-trip MBTA passes valued at $5 for $4 at the Mayer Campus Center Info Booth. Faculty and Staff: Faculty and staff can use pre-tax funds to pay for transit passes and tickets. Visit hr.tufts.edu and click on “Commuter Benefit Program” under “Benefits” for more information.
The Davis Square Shuttle runs between the Tufts campus and Davis Square throughout the academic year. The shuttle route starts at the Mayer Campus Center’s Upper Patio. Visit http://tufts.doublemap. com/map/ for livetracking information.
Schedule
Monday-Wednesday 7:10 am-8:40 am every 30 min 8:40 am-4:00 pm every 20 min 4:00 pm-Midnight every 30 min Thursday-Friday 7:10 am-8:40 am 8:40 am-4:00 pm 4:00 pm-6:30 pm 6:30 pm-11:30 pm 11:30 pm-1:30 am
every 30 min every 20 min every 30 min every 15 min every 30 min
Saturday 10:00 am-6:30 pm every 30 min 6:45 am-1:30 pm every 15 min 11:30 pm-1:30 am every 30 min Sunday 10:00 am-Midnight every 30 min
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Batteries (except liquid and lead acid), cell phones, small electronics & inkjet cartridges can all go in battery recycling containers (usually a white bucket). Tape ends of batteries to prevent fire, and wrap CFLs to prevent breakage.
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To take the tour: Start at the Mayer Campus Center. Look for the distinctive signs with a QR code embedded in the leafy branches of a tree. Scan the QR code with your smart phone to get information on that particular location, plus directions to the next stop on the EcoTour. If you don’t already have an app to scan QR codes, download one for free at your app store.
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Tufts Dining holds a Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays from 11:30am-1:30pm in September and October on the Lower Patio of the Mayer Campus Center.
This interactive, self-guided tour highlights green initiatives and milestones from Tufts’ long history as a pioneer in campus sustainability. It is a great way to find out what we’ve done, what we’re working on, and what you can do to get involved.
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Shop at Farmers’ Markets. There are a number of Farmers’ Markets close to Tufts. They are generally open from Memorial Day through Thanksgiving. Visit go.tufts.edu/FarmersMarkets for information about Farmers’ Markets near Tufts’ campuses.
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Sign up for a farm share. The Office of Sustainability in Medford and the Jaharis Building in Boston are drop-off locations for produce grown by local farms through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, available throughout the entire year. Look out for academic shares tailored for the Tufts community, which follow the academic calendar, at go.tufts.edu/CSA.
Eco Tour
The Eco Map of Tufts
Buy Local. Pick local grocers committed to supporting local farmers and sustainable ingredients, such as Whole Foods (Medford, Cambridge & Boston), Harvest Co-op (Cambridge), and Boston Organics (home delivery).
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Tufts also operates a shuttle service to New England Conservatory (NEC) & the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), as well as a Boston Avenue Shuttle that stops at 4 Colby (SciTech), Halligan Hall, 200 Boston Ave, and Dowling Hall.
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When President Tony Monaco took office in August 2011, he identified sustainability as one of the key strategic priorities of his administration and formed the Campus Sustainability Council, which he chairs. The Council released a final report of recommendations in May 2013, renewing Tufts’ commitments to environmental sustainability and setting new goals in the areas of waste, water, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions. Annual progress reports are released every spring.
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Tufts University has long been a pioneer in campus sustainability. In 1990, Tufts developed the first university environmental policy and launched the international Talloires Declaration, now endorsed by over 468 university leaders. Tufts also committed to, and achieved, a 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2012, in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol.
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Environmental Studies Program (ENVS) is a dual undergraduate major in conjunction with any departmental major in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. Visit as.tufts.edu/ environmentalstudies to learn more.
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is an interdisciplinary university-wide institute that initiates, facilitates, and promotes environmental education, research, and outreach toward a sustainable future. TIE offers fellowships and travel grants, and hosts guest researchers. Learn more at environment.tufts.edu.
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Department in charge of all things related to waste reduction, recycling, and composting at Tufts. It is working hard towards a zero-waste future for the university. To request a bin or get more information about what to recycle and where, visit sites.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles.
Navigate the Medford campus in the greenest way possible
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At the rear of the building, the Office of Sustainability shares a space with the Tufts Institute of the Environment and the Environmental Studies department.
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resource, catalyst and advocate for environmental sustainability at Tufts and often serves as a bridge between ideas and their practical implementation. We run several programs to promote sustainable behavior on campus, including the Eco-Representatives program for students and Eco-Ambassador program for staff and faculty. We are located at the rear entrance Tufts University of Miller Hall (across Eco-Ambassadors the parking lot from Hillel). Learn more at sustainability.tufts.edu.
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