Heading off to college usually means a bunch of new college and dorm gear is in order – at least in the minds of many consumers. However, do you really need all that stuff that typical college packing lists tell you to bring? Probably not. “Don’t buy so much stuff” is tip number one on the green college packing list offered by St. Lawrence University, in Canton, New York. This greener list is the perfect alternative for college kids looking to head to college with a smaller footprint.

One of the green buildings at the college.
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With fall right around the corner young adults and older adults everywhere are getting ready for college. College can be a good experience, but it can also be a wasteful one. Here are 10 tips for greening your college experience this fall.

Green your college: It’s a little late, but if you haven’t chosen a school yet, learn how to find your perfect green college with listings of the most sustainable colleges in the U.S. and Canada or see how your college choice stacks up. Also see Kaplan’s list of 25 green colleges, or Sierra Club’s list of 10 climate change …read more

A recent article in the New York Times looked at colleges who are going trayless. When I was in college there were trays in the cafeteria, and I guess this is something I never considered, but it is much more eco-friendly to go sans trays.

Trays are made of plastic which is made of non-renewable resources. Plus you have all the manufacturing issues – energy wastes, shipping, etc. Then of course there’s the water waste involved when washing the trays. A cafeteria without plastic trays is considerably lowering their footprint. The New York Times also discusses how this in not only …read more