Business Practices Team Accomplishments
- Recycle more paper – Bookstore now has recycle bins for all extra receipts, flyers, etc.
- Green products – Bookstore is carrying a new line of environmentally safe products for staff/students to purchase.
- Elimination of Styrofoam cups in cafeteria - Purchasing plastic cups for staff to use in place of Styrofoam/paper cups.
- New Bridge/concourse furniture is LEED-certified.
- The Bookstore is reducing paper waste by eliminating the large BuyBack flyer and going to a bookmark.
Communication/External Education Team Accomplishments
- Create information clearinghouse for all sustainability news
- Create Web site to publicize Sustainability Initiatives Committee
Utilities Conservation/Carbon Reduction Team Accomplishments
- Encourage staff members to turn off lights when they leave their offices
- Increase task lighting on desks to eliminate over-usage of overhead fluorescent lighting
- Installed low-flow aerators in sinks to decrease water usage
Other Accomplishments
- Food Services and Facility Services are recycling food (vegetable/fruit) compost
- Facility Services and Linda Pollock have completed their report on recycling throughout the campuses
- Bookstore and Food Services are selling reusable mugs and sport bottles
- Food Services is charging 5 cents for Styrofoam cups for water to discourage "one-time" use of cups and encourage the purchase of reusable cups
- Green Purchasing – Beginning January 1st all paper mailings will go away for bids, quotes and proposals. All notification will be electronic.
Sustainable Teaching at JJC
Phrases like sustainable living, global warming, and going green are all fast becoming common vernacular in today’s society.
JJC is actively participating in this worldwide dialogue through the recent formation of a committee to address issues of sustainability at the college, while JJC Professor Bill Yarrow is contributing to the cause by making his classes completely paperless.
JJC Master Plan Embraces Green Movement
The new Joliet Junior College master plan has gone green. The plan, which was approved in April by the Board of Trustees, has many sustainable elements and green initiatives that came from recommendations made by the steering committee, natural areas committee, and other members of the college community.
Some of the proposed initiatives include:
- Green roofs planted on bridges
- LEED certification for new buildings
- Alternative energy used such as solar and geo-thermal
- Permeable parking lots and pavement
- Sustainability educational path
- Improved lake and storm water management
- Native, drought resistant plantings
JJC Bookstore Goes Green
The JJC Bookstore is proud to announce the following “Green” additions from Safe Now Products to our merchandise lines:
- Liquid Hand Soap - $1.95
- Ultra Dish Liquid - $2.95
- Window Cleaner - $2.95
- All Purpose Cleaner - $2.95
- Bathroom Cleaner - $2.95
- Floor Cleaner - $2.95
- Clarifying Laundry Detergent - $7.95
All of these products are Human Safe and Earth Friendly and available now at the JJC Bookstore.