Top 10 things you can to be sustainable
- Join the listserv
An email distribution list dedicated solely to the concept of Sustainability. If you would like to be a member of the UCR Sustainability listserv, email Ross Grayson and let him know. Members of the Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability are also on a separate listserv for that group. - Commute efficiently
Visit Transportation And Parking Services (TAPS) to see view sustainable travel options including vanpooling, carpooling, and bicycling or walking. You can also find public transportation schedules. - Recycle
Physical Plant is in charge of the campus recycling program. Contact Paul Courtney if you need recycling containers. Help Clean Up Riverside's Environment (CURE) with the City of Riverside by finding local options for recycling your items. Review the list of - Participate in an outdoor excursion
Want adventures? Sign up for trips with Outdoor Excursions that teach you how to have fun outdoors while learning how to “leave no trace.” - Exchange your surplus items
Freecycle is an email list where people give away for free things that they no longer need. You can clean that closet and recycle all at once! - Make your office GREEN
Implement suggestions on how to make your office green. Make it your policy to purchase from local vendors, buy recycled, and more. - Use green power
Help support renewable and environmentally friendly electric power sources with the Riverside Public Utilities. - Increase local awareness
Mention sustainable options to your friends and neighbors, at your children’s schools, your church, the gym, your doctors’ offices – and in any chance you get! Support local businesses and vendors that endorse and use sustainable practices and products – and let them know it is important to you! - Participate in local events
Join the Riverside Sustainability Council. - Support our programs
Help us move towards alternative energy by familiarizing yourselves with our programs. Learn concepts and principles in UCR Extension's new Sustainable Development and Green Design professional certificate program.