GreenCup2005

CABOT PLACED 1ST IN GREEN CUP 2008.

 

IN 2009, WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE GREEN CUP ...AND $1040*?

(*$40 in recognition of the world's 40th annual Earth Day)

Which GreenCup Eco-Project Teams will win this year's Eco-Project Prizes?

Green Cup is an inter-House competition to determine the most environmentally-conscious House. There are six judging criteria

1. Improvement in energy conservation by House residents:

25%

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2. Improvement in recycling and waste reduction by House residents:

25%

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3. Innovations developed by individuals and teams doing "Eco-Projects" in the House:

15%

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4. Efforts of the House Council to reduce the environmental impact of its events:

20%

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5. Participation in the Campus Sustainability Pledge and REP Surveys:

10%

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6. Performance in the HUDS Food Waste Audits:

5%

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What can YOU to do make your House a *winner*?

Upperclassmen

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Every student living in a House is participating in this competition every day.

  1. Conserve energy by turning off lights, computers, and appliances when not in use! Wash laundry on cold and air dry! Conserve heat in your room!

  2. Reduce! Reuse! Recycle all cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard!

  3. Lead, join, or support an eco-project team.

  4. Help HoCo become greener as an example for the house!
  5. Drum up participation in the Pledge and REP Surveys in your house!
  6. Encourage awareness of food waste reduction in your houes with a clean plate club, signs, and/or other publicity campaigns!

Yard Residents

This year, we have brought the Green Cup back to the Yard! 

RecycleMania Challenge: Harvard has proven its prowess in paper recycling, but can we measure up to other campuses on waste reduction and bottles and cans recycling?

Harvard-Yale Recycling Challenge: More info soon!