Sustainable Living Guide

Energy

https://www.hamiltonmonitor.com/post/how-to-stay-comfy-and-fight-climate-change-from-your-dorm

• Turn off all lights when leaving your dorm.
• Open your dorm blinds during the day to use natural light.
• Adjust temperatures seasonally
• Adjust heating to align with the temperatures outside (68 in the winter, 78 in the summer).
• Unplug all electronics that are not being used when leaving the dorm.
• Switch out incandescent bulbs in lamps for LED bulbs.

Water

• When brushing teeth, washing hands, or shaving, turn off faucet when not using water 
• Do full loads of laundry.
• Use cold water.
• Take shorter showers.

Food

• Consciously serve yourself at the dining hall
• When getting food, try a smaller serving first to sample the food before having a larger portion to minimize food waste 
• When taking food to go, use your green to go containers or cups to minimize single-use paper waste (include a hyperlink to fill it forward)
• Use a reusable water bottle and refill it at one of Hamilton’s ____ hydration stations.
• When sorting waste at the dining halls, please put napkins in the landfill bin and food waste in the food waste bin.

In the Classroom

• Consider using a laptop or tablet to take digital notes instead of paper.
• Limit printing, consider doing your readings on a laptop or tablet rather than printing them out.
• Take a course on sustainability offered by Hamilton.

Hamilton Community

• Join an organization committed to sustainability on Hamilton’s campus.