Kitchen and Bathroom
STARTING POINT
1. Bring your lunch in a reusable container- avoid take out.
- For free reusable mugs, Contact Rob Gogan or visit:
- Goodwill: 520 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
- Salvation Army: 328 Massachusetts Ave, cambridge and 483 Broadway, Somerville
STEP IT UP
2. Use green cleaning dishwashing liquid and green cleaning products.
3. Buy organic, shade grown, and fair trade coffee and organic tea.
4. Ask your building manager for recycled, unbleached paper towels for the bathroom
5. Buy compostable kitchen supplies
- Biodegradable Kitchenware
- Worldcentric
- Recycline Reusable Dishware
- Greenwave Compostable Dishware
- Fabrikal Greenware Corn Plastic Cups
- Eco-Tainer Coffee Cups
6. Set up a compost program
If there is a lot of food waste in your office or department, consider setting up a composting program. Contact the Sustainability Coordinator for your school (Gosia Sklodowska, FAS and GSE; Krystal Noiseux: HMS, HSPH and HDS) to schedule a meeting.
7. Ask your building manager to install water conservation fixtures in your kitchen area and bathroom
From low-flow aerators to dual flush systems for water closets to waterless urinals, there are many effective water conservation solutions that have already been tested in many Harvard buildings. Refer your building manager to the Harvard High Performance Web Resource for detailed information on available products or visit the site yourself - if you are interested in installing these fixtures at home!