The University of California 10-campus system has passed a new far-reaching "Environmental Sustainability Policy" that includes provisions on energy, global warming, waste, and eco-friendly purchasing.
E-Recycling Policies at U.C.
Published: May, 2007
U.C. has become the first university in the nation to adopt guidelines for buying greener electronics, disposal of e-waste, and takeback recycling. U.C. will only buy products registered under EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool), which measures laptops, desktop computers, and monitors according to a set of environmental standards. U.C. will also integrate takeback recycling into their purchasing contracts, placing the burden of disposing e-waste on the electronics manufacturers. Source: GreenBiz.com
Green Cities Panel
San Francisco and Oakland have been ranked by SustainLane as two of the nation’s more sustainable cities in a new book, How Green is Your City? The SustainLane US City Rankings. Author Warren Karlenzig of SustainLane will moderate a panel discussing how the largest 50 cities in the nation were ranked using a peer-reviewed study in 15 categories. The event takes place at the Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market St., SF. May 2 at Noon. The program will be recorded. Source: www.commonwealthclub.org/index.php
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