It’s time for school to begin once again, and for some students, this means moving away from parents and into a new college dorm room. Being green at school is just as important as keeping the environment in mind at home, and below are six ways to keep up good practices even when the stresses of class and exams arise.
As always, recycle
The Round Rock, Texas headquarters of Dell has recently converted to 100 percent renewable energy. The 2.1 million square foot building completed its conversion and made the announcement on April 3rd. Dell’s global headquarters campus has utilized the technology of wind power at the building, and 60 percent of its energy is now derived from this. The wind power is generated Energy Future Holding Corp’s TXU Energy. The other 40 percent of Dell’s green power is made possible via Waste Management’s landfill gas to energy plant.
Waste Management has an ongoing national effort to erect 60 new renewable energy facilities over the span of the next 5 years. The energy that Waste Management currently creates is enough to power 1 million homes. The hope is to double that number by 2020. Don Smith, the general manager of Waste Management Central Texas says, Taking landfill gas and converting it to green power is a buried treasure for the community. We take a once-wasted commodity and turn it into a long-term, reliable source of renewable energy, which is a major environmental plus for the Austin community and one of its major employers, Dell. » Read more: Dell Continues To Go Green
