Source: ecgo.co This past April, I (Stella Dunham ‘26) facilitated the ECGO Earth Month Challenge, a collaboration between the Zilkha Center for the Environment (ZCE) and a mobile app called ECGO that encouraged knowledgeable waste disposal habits amongst Williams students, as my main project as a… Continue reading »
UPDATED 5/13/21 For the past year plus, staff and faculty across the college have been working on the innumerable pivots necessary to ensure that the college could still operate. The Zilkha Center has been working with our colleagues to support sustainable operations and has also been… Continue reading »
Do you have a Brita filter, pitcher, or bottle in your dorm room or office that can no longer be used? Let the Zilkha Center know and if we get enough interest, we will collect them and send them back to Brita to be recycled. Email zilkhacenter@williams.edu to let… Continue reading »
At the end of each year, students, faculty, and staff can safely and responsibly recycle personal computing equipment. What Can I Drop Off? Laptops, monitors, printers, and other computer peripherals are accepted. When and Where is It? The main GreenUp program – for seniors, faculty, and staff – is May… Continue reading »
Our print management company, CBS, has partnered with a new toner recycling program. In order to further reduce waste, empty toner cartridges will be shipping in boxes of six rather than one at a time. We have placed seven boxes in different areas on campus in which you can… Continue reading »
Responsibly dispose of old and unwanted personal computing equipment. OIT will be accepting unwanted personal computing equipment at Green Up again this year. Green Up for Underclass Students When: Sunday and Monday, the 21st and 22nd, from 10am to 2pm – – Where: Main desk at… Continue reading »
Our recycler is now accepting pizza boxes! Just remember to Dump It Flatten It Stack It Dump it – To get the crust, cheese, waxy paper, and the plastic pizza saver out – mostly to make sure critters don’t come in Flatten… Continue reading »
Did you know that these items are recyclable? Solo Cups in the plastic/ metal/ glass recycling bins Pizza Boxes (grease and all) Important recycling instructions Take out anything inside (crusts, plastic, wax) Flatten the box Stack it behind the paper/cardboard/recycling bin … Continue reading »
Click on the image for the full size poster From October 24 to November 4, Williams and Amherst will be competing in a waste reduction / recycling competition. “Recyclemania” is campus-wide and being spearheaded by the student athlete groups and environmental councils from each school. The winner will be announced at… Continue reading »
by Katelyn Long ’19, Zilkha Summer Intern 2016 The Williams College Children’s Center (WCCC) is a largely unexplored area of campus, as it is tucked away in the corner of campus up a hill and behind a wall of trees. I was unaware of… Continue reading »
Cross Country runner Eliza Matt stands next to one of the new locker room recycling bins by Hadley Desmules ’16, SAAC Co-president & Waste & Recycling Working Group member Recycling Bins in Locker Rooms The Zilkha Center and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) have been working together with… Continue reading »
At the end of each year, students, faculty, and staff can safely and responsibly recycle personal computing equipment. What Can I Drop Off? Laptops, monitors, printers, and other computer peripherals are accepted. When and Where is It? Starting in 2016, there are actually two. The main GreenUp program… Continue reading »
What’s recyclable on campus? What isn’t? How do I safely dispose of things like batteries and cell phones? Answers to all these questions are on the comprehensive, updated campus Recycling Guide. CAMPUS RECYCLING GUIDE Signage Click here to view and download the… Continue reading »