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Words cannot describe this… you have to see it for yourself. It’s a video that explains how single stream recycling works… and it’s very creative.

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The RPI Student Sustainability Task Force has posted this video from the charette they hosted.  It’s well done and worth a watch!  Keep it up, SSTF.  In a couple of years, we hope to see some of those ideas come to fruition.  I wish there was more explanation on the Rensselaericle and the Rensselaer Eco-Button that Laban mentioned, but we’ll be patient.

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We all know that this is everyone's favorite use for sleds. I mean trays. Photo by Jeff Miller of UW Madison.

Check out this article from the New York Times.  Apparently, going trayless in dining halls is “sort of the hot thing right now.” It has now been proven to eliminate food waste at RIT and Cornell.   So, we have a Student Sustainability Task Force and Ecologic on campus.  Why do we still have trays?

Any of you who were students in the 07-08 academic year no doubt remember Trayless Tuesdays, an attempt by Sodexo to bring RPI to the forefront of this green trend, but it was met with amazing student opposition, rivaled in force only by the Uprise at Five (okay, maybe it wasn’t THAT bad, but it’s rare that the enitre campus gets talking about one issue!).

Trent Gillaspie even published a My View in the Poly detailing why he thought Trayless Tuesdays deserved a chance.

I doubt any of the student government leaders would be willing to take on something as unpopular as Trayless Tuesdays, so it must be up to the SSTF and/or Ecologic if they think it’s a good idea.  It’s one more chance to make RPI more sustainable.
Our favorite quote from the NYT article:

No word yet on what students are doing for makeshift sleds.

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This weekend is full of fun stuff to do, if you can find the time between studying for your exams, finishing projects, and writing papers!  Enjoy it!

Friday 4/17

The Onedotzero event at EMPAC is going on ALL weekend.  Visit the website for more info.

Go green at the Sustainability Charrette.  It begins at 2 today in the Greene gallery.

Who says they don’t do any work? The EMAC/EART seniors and juniors are opening an exhibit of their work tonight at 5 PM downtown at the Arts Center (in monument square).

Drive Fast! Gran Torino will be playing in UPAC Cinema at the usual times:  7, 9:30 and midnight.  $2.50 as usual in DCC 308.

Kick Off Relay for Life with the Greeks, who are trying to fit as many people on the track as possible for a picture at 6 PM on the ‘86 field.

If you don’t know about Relay, you’ve been living in a cave. Begins at 6 PM on the ‘86 field.  Only registered participants will be eligible for food and other perks.

Scanner and Olga Mink performance at 8PM at EMPAC.  Not too sure what this is… check out the website for more info.

Assassins is playing at the Playhouse at 8 PM.  $5 for RPI Students, $8 for other students/seniors, $10 for the general public.  Should be pretty good!

Rest of the weekend after the jump.
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Yes, it's coming.

That’s right, you read correctly.  The Student Union Bookstore is now selling Elephant PooPoo Paper as an effort to sell more sustainable products.  Also added to the line are ecospeakers, recycled paper notebooks, and more.  We found out from a member of the Student Sustainability Task Force.

Haven’t you always wanted to write someone a letter on poo?  Just think of the puns…

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