reCycle Bike encourages sustainable transportation
FSView / FSU reCycle Bike is just one of Sustainable Campus’ many programs which help educate and engage Florida State students to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.
A how-to guide to cycling in Tallahassee
FSView / Tallahassee is quite a bicycle-friendly city, especially if you are a college student. Riding a bike in town can be an excellent source of exercise, entertainment and transportation, all at once.
FSU Organization Helps Spread Awareness on World Water Day
WTXL / March 22nd marks World Water Day, and to celebrate, Florida State University's "Take Back the Tap" organization hosted an event to make students aware of water conservation, cleanliness, and accessibility.
#FSUEarth Month engages students with sustainability
FSView / FSU Sustainable Campus, in collaboration with departments and organizations across campus, is uniting to spread environmental sustainability awareness and promote positive social change.
Arrieta: Sustainability: It’s what’s for dinner at FSU
Tallahassee Democrat / Prioritizing sustainable waste management throughout the event demonstrates the importance of sustainability in the hospitality industry to everyone who takes part in the Little Dinner Series experience.
State of the University: Parking Problems
FSView / The FSU reCycle Bike Program does not focus on cars or parking garages, but rather promotes a healthy, environmentally friendly lifestyle by offering students a low-cost, rental bike program for one or two semesters.
Sustainable Campus works for a renewable FSU future
FSView / And the movement is only just getting started with FSU’s Sustainable Campus. With long-term goals recently set, the organization is about to gain some real, concrete traction in their efforts to promote sustainability on campus and in the lives of everyone at our university.
Garnet and Gold Goes Green at Doak Campbell Stadium
WTXL / Football games and recycling...those two things aren't usually thought of in the same sentence, but to Florida State University's "Garnet and Gold Goes Green" organization, they go hand-in-hand.
Clear bag policy implemented for FSU games at Doak Campbell
Tallahassee Democrat / Set to begin its 12th year, the Garnet and Gold Goes Green recycling program has collected 162 tons of recyclable materials.
FSU reCycle Bike Program holds bike safety class
FSView / The Florida State University reCycle Bike Program recently teamed with the Florida State Police Department to create and present a set of guidelines promoting bike safety and biker awareness on and off campus.
Earth Day: Garden party promotes sustaining campus
FSView / Sustainable Campus hosted the 2nd Annual Garden Party to highlight the fantastic work of the volunteers on the garden as well as local organizations like Ripe City. The party also provided free food, information on growing your own veggies and even a friendly chicken that meandered through the garden beds.
Florida TaxWatch Honors FSU's Chuck it for Charity Project
Tallahassee Democrat / Chuck it for Charity impressed the panel of judges with its track record of saving FSU money in staff time, tipping fees and fuel saved in trips to the landfill by salvaging over 87 tons of left behind items or materials no longer needed on campus.
The green efforts made by FGCU have left a mark on this planet and have given other school's competition
Eagle News / There are about 50 colleges and universities in the U.S. that consider themselves “eco-friendly,” and only a few of these schools are found in Florida: Florida Atlantic University in Boca, Florida State University in Tallahassee and, of course, FGCU.
Take Back the Tap event promotes sustainability
FSView / Students gathered in the green, playing games like a water-sustainability version of Jenga and spinning a wheel that dealt them a fact about the environmental impact of the mistreatment of bodies of water through pollution and ecosystem decay.
Think sustainability in the workplace this year
Tallahassee Democrat / The Green Office Certification program, or Green Office for short, acts as a framework for implementing sustainable practices in FSU’s workplace environments. Currently, 27 FSU offices participate in the Green Office program and over 2,000 people have been reached by a variety of Green Office initiatives.
FSU to enforce bicycle traffic laws, improve safety
FSView / Florida State offers a friendly environment for bicyclists. There are bicycle repair stations located outside of the Leach Center and the Oglesby Union along with bike racks located outside of almost every building.
Tailgating goes green at FSU
FSView / These students are a part of the Garnet and Gold Goes Green (G4) recycling program, a sustainability initiative that was created to decrease the amounts of litter and trash left around Doak Campbell Stadium, during and after home football games.
FSU Students Learn How to Grow their Own Food
WTXL / The FSU sustainable campus group is working across lines of division to grow community based food systems that work for everyone. Monday, the group hosted a workshop, teaching students how to grow their own food.
Take Back the Tap' Strives for a bottle-free campus
FSView / The answer is simple – reduce the sale and distribution of plastics, especially plastic water bottles. "Take Back the Tap", a student-run advocacy organization is aiming to do just this.
Graduate student Emily Schneider-Green promotes local sustainability
FSView / Emily Schneider-Green, is currently combining her writing skills with her passion for the environment while producing content about sustainability in the Tallahassee area.
FSU's Food Recovery Network aims to make campus more sustainable
FSView / The Food Recovery Network is a nationwide organization that is dedicated to "fighting food waste and feeding people." Their purpose is to unite students on college campuses to help recover and donate unsold food to hungry Americans within their communities.
ReCycle program rents bikes to students for low fee
FSView / By offering students a cheap transportation alternative to cars, the ReCycle Bike Program hopes to spread eco-friendliness and alleviate the congestion of on-campus parking garages during class rush hour.
FRN @ FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
FRN Blog / Volunteers at Florida State University on a basketball game recovery, ready to deliver the food to a nearby community partner.
Greening Our Community: Too Much Food – Too Little Consumed
Tallahassee Blogs / The establishment of our chapter of Food Recovery Network (FRN) at Florida State University three month ago has already yielded far greater success in fighting food waste on campus than we could have ever initially anticipated
G4 Celebrates Decade of Game Day Recycling
Tallahassee Democrat / The traditional gift for celebrating a 10-year anniversary is aluminum – how fitting for celebrating 10 years of Garnet & Gold Goes Green, Florida State’s game day recycling program.
Stokes lauds student idealism through 'Chuck It For Charity'
Florida State University News / “This is what Florida State is all about,” said Stokes while touring the Chuck It For Charity collection hub, the university’s Solid Waste and Recycling Facility at 1238 Crate St.
FSU Bike Program Makes Student Life More Sustainable
Rails to Trails / The biggest success of the program is the fact that less students drive to campus. Our program offers students the choice to live more sustainably and healthy. Once they make that choice to not drive a car, they are making an impact on our campus and on our world.