Trumbull Sustainabullity

EARTH DAY ENERGY CHALLENGE: Trums ended at spot #10, with the final standings being: 1-SY, 2-ES 3-BK, 4-DC, 5-PC, 6-MC, 7-CC, 8-TD, 9-SM, 10-TC, 11-BR 12-JE. Every college except JE and TD made improvements in both their energy AND social media presence, so great job to everyone who participated!

EARTH DAY ENERGY CHALLENGE ENDS TODAY! As of yesterday, TC is at 10th place w/ a 17% reduction in electricity use. The ultimate winner will be announced tomorrow, after today's info is in & FB like increases are added in!

EARTH DAY ENERGY CHALLENGE: Trumbull is now at 9th place w/ a modest 0.62% decrease in electricity use. Contributing to the challenge is as simple as turning off your lights and unplugging electronics (and telling your friends about the challenge!) Final standings will be announced on Friday (Earth Day).

EARTH DAY ENERGY CHALLENGE: We're still 8th place w/ a small 0.63% electricity reduction! Keep up the Trumbull pride w/ simple actions like turning off your suite hallway lights, and unplugging your unused appliances. Also, remember to invite your friends to like this page, because new likes will be factored into the final rankings on Friday!!

EARTH DAY ENERGY CHALLENGE STANDINGS: We're currently 8th place w/ a small 0.34% electricity reduction! We just won Freshman Olympics this weekend; let's keep up the Trumbull pride going & earn a scrumptious study break!

Yale Sustainability Earth Day Energy Challenge! Save electricity, earn an awesome study break for your college. Starts tmrw (Thurs) & lasts a week! Look out for updates on Trumbull's progress on this page. Bonus points for new likes on this page, so invite your friends & spread the word :)

BREAKING NEWS: our very own Goodwill dropoff bin, now in the buttery! It's very big and obvious, but in case you somehow miss it, here are some great pics from various angles:

From the unplug and recharge study break on Tuesday - trumbullians meditated, played games, and ate cookies!

Hey Trumbull! Stop by the Common Room tonight between 7-9 to play games and eat cookies in a technology-free zone! There will be banagrams, scrabble, uno, and more! Treat yourself and stop by :)

Thursday night's crafting event was SCARY fun! Here's what we made! Sustainability Service Corps

Hi all, be sure to stop by the Trumpkin Carving event in the dining hall from 8-10 pm! We will have a table where we will be using recycled materials to make Halloween decorations! If you have, please bring old bottles or toilet paper rolls, so we can make things that look like this:

Pictures from the Trumbull waste audit! Big thanks to the materials management team of the Sustainability Service Corps for digging through our trash :) Keep an eye out for the results of the audit next week.