CSI Sustainability

Big news for the CSI community! 🎉🌎
The College of Staten Island has been recognized with the “Most Impactful Earth Month Event” Award through the Statewide Mobility Services Earth Month Campaign! 🚲♻️
This achievement reflects the dedication, leadership, and passion of everyone who helped promote sustainability, greener transportation choices, and community engagement throughout Earth Month. Together, we continue making a positive impact toward a cleaner and more sustainable future for New York State.
A huge congratulations to everyone involved in making this accomplishment possible. Your efforts truly made a difference! 💚

Moving out doesn’t have to mean throwing everything away 🌎♻️

CSI Sustainability is helping make dorm move-out more sustainable through our Zero Waste Dorms Move Out initiative! Donate items you no longer need so they can find a second home with future students next semester 💚

From clothing and dishes to lamps, cleaning supplies, and unopened food, every donation helps reduce waste and keeps usable items out of landfills.

🗓 May 19th, 2026
📧 [email protected]

🌱♻️ The sound of aggressive veggie chopping could only mean one thing… CSI Sustainability’s Compost Workshop 🥕🔪😭

Last Thursday, students got hands-on learning how composting works, what food scraps can actually be reused, and how small changes can help reduce waste on campus 🌎💚

Thank you to everyone who came out, chopped veggies, and got a little messy with us 👀 Stay tuned for more events!

Recycling isn’t just about trying—it’s about sorting correctly.

Here’s what matters:
• High capture rate = items in the right bins
• Low contamination rate = less recycling ruined
• High diversion rate = more waste kept out of landfills
3S leads the way with strong sorting habits and the best results on campus.
1C falls behind due to heavy contamination—meaning much of their recycling couldn’t be recycled at all.
The takeaway: even recyclable items become trash if placed in the wrong bin.
Small habits make a big difference

Ready to turn your passion for sustainability into a career? 🌱💼
Join us at CSI’s Green Job Fair and connect with organizations shaping a greener future. Register today:

https://bit.ly/GreenJobFair2026

📅 May 5
⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM
📍 Building 1P Atrium

Explore internships, jobs, and opportunities in the growing green economy ♻️

Huge shoutout to Bubbakoo’s Burritos and Chili’s for showing love and fueling our amazing volunteers at the CSI SWAP! with your delicious meals 🌯🔥 We’re beyond grateful for the support and can’t wait to team up again for even more impactful (and tasty) events! 💛🙌

The time is almost here 👀✨ Come get a BTS look at what we do to make sure EVERYONE leaves with something at the CSI SWAP!

Pull up at 12pm at building 1P and bring your friends and family. You can exchange, pick up, or drop off items that are still in great condition. It’s all about sharing, saving, and supporting each other ✨💚

This isn’t your everyday event… it doesn’t come around often, so don’t miss out! Whether you’re looking for something new or just want to vibe and give back, this is the place to be 🔥♻️

See you there — come through and be part of something dope!

Where does our campus waste actually go? ♻️🗑️

CSI Sustainability recently conducted a campus waste audit to better understand how waste is being sorted across campus. The results revealed both strong recycling efforts and areas for improvement.

A waste audit measures:
♻️ Capture Rate — how much waste is sorted correctly
🚫 Contamination Rate — how much waste is sorted incorrectly
🌱 Diversion Rate — how much recyclable material is kept out of landfills

🏆 Top performing buildings:
1️⃣ 3S
2️⃣ 1A
3️⃣ 2M

3S stood out with high capture rates, low contamination, and the highest actual diversion rate on campus 👏

The audit also showed that some waste stations can be confusing due to inconsistent bin systems across buildings — making proper sorting more difficult for students.

Small actions make a BIG impact:
✔️ Read recycling labels carefully
✔️ Separate trash properly
✔️ Recycle clean paper and plastic whenever possible

Together, we can create a cleaner, more sustainable CSI!!🌎💚