Past Earth Week Statistics

Earth Week

Sarah Laurie, Chair
155  McGinnies Hall
SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Ph: (716) 673-3796
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Hannah Farley, Student Coordinator
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OVERALL (2011) 
      Attendees 2280
  Events 33
  Participating Student Groups 10
  Participating Departments 11
  Student Volunteers 384
  Student Volunteer Hours 2607


Events
(for which stats are provided)
: Arbor Day Tree Planting | Beach Clean-Up |
         Electronics Recycling Drive | CFL Give-Away | Green Expo | Connections Duathlon |
         Dumpster Dive - Campus | Dumpster Dive - Downtown Fredonia |
         Greystone Nature Preserve Tree Planting | SHAKE THE HABIT |
         Trayless Tuesday

Arbor Day Bicentennial Tree Planting Event
      Trees Planted in Academy Heights Neighborhood 200
  Significant Trees (8-10 Ft.) Planted 25
  Total Trees Planted 225
  Beach Grass Starts Planted (Wright Park Beach) 1000

Beach Clean-Up  
    2010 2011
      Quantity of Debris Collected (lbs.) 321 389.5

Campus & Community Electronics Recycling Drive
    2008 2009 2010 2011
     Total Recycled Materials (lbs.) 29,241 36,819 81,036 81,849
  Total Recycled Materials (tons) 14.5 18 40.5 41
  Tractor Trailers Filled 3 3 5 4

CFL Give-Away 
      CFLs Distributed 960
 using an on-line calculator the use of these CFLs will results in:
  Energy Bill Savings $45,700
  Reduction in CO2 Emissions (lbs.) 508,000
  Reduction in CO2 Emissions (tons) 250

Chautauqua County Green Expo 
     Attendees 400  
  Participating Businesses 35 119% increase over inaugural (2010) year

Connections Duathlon 
      Participants 105  42% increase over inaugural (2010) year
   
# from outside Dunkirk & Fredonia 76  
  # from outside of New York 9  

Dumpster Dive - Campus Edition
        2008 2009 2010 2011
  Total Trash Sorted (lbs.)     490.6 976.6
  Total Recyclables (lbs.)     160.2 448.9
  % Recyclable 90% 80% 33% 46%

Dumpster Dive - Downtown Fredonia Edition
     
Total Trash Sorted (gallons)  120
  Total Recyclables (gallons)  95
  % Recyclable 79%

Greystone Nature Preserve Tree Planting
     Total Trees Planted 112

SHAKE THE HABIT of Plastic Bags
    2010 2011  
     Participating Businesses 60 70 17% increase
  Total Customer Count 13,000 15,000  
  Bags Distributed 5,000 5,300  

Trayless Tuesday        
    2009 2010 2011 average
      waste per person with trays (oz.) 6.38 5.00 6.38  
  waste per person going trayless (oz.) 4.04 2.72 4.38  
  % reduction in food waste 37% 46% 31% 38%




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