Collective of Student Run Sustainability Organizations
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Enviroslug is a collective of organizations that advocates for environmental and social sustainability by using the student agency model through promoting student autonomy and leadership. Enviroslug strives to create an equitable and sustainable environment for all students at UC Santa Cruz by challenging the power dynamic that prevails within the UC system. Enviroslug practices the principles of equity, inclusivity, and democracy.
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No Time to Waste Campaign Resolution
In response to human-fueled climate change, we the students, call upon UCSC to take responsibility as an institution of 20,000 people and growing to:
Halt the purchasing of single-use products (plastics and compostables) that are sent to landfill by Spring 2023
Take accountability for their Zero Waste goals and by February 1, 2023, present the campus community with plans and a timeline to achieve zero waste;
Initiate campus waste audit at the beginning of the academic year, provide results and commit to posting transparent waste audits on its website, annually;
To move UCSC from the bottom 3 UC campuses to the top 3 in diverting waste from the landfill.
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To get involved please contact us at envirosl@ucsc.edu and explore our organizations’ website using the links below.
Education for Sustainable Living Program
Student Environmental Center
Campus Sustainability Council
