Sustainable Skidmore
Current Initiatives - Purchasing
- Dining Services: Skidmore works to include sustainability in the dining hall. Dining Services works
with local food producers and the Student Garden to integrate locally-sourced items
into the menus (produce, milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, breads, flour, and peanut
butter.) Waste reduction and recycling programs have increased efficiency in the kitchens
and dining hall. You can read more about these initiatives on the Dining Services website.
- Cleaning Products: 100% of Skidmore's cleaning supplies are green seal certified.
- Furniture Reuse and Donations: Skidmore's purchasing department goes above and beyond to ensure that Skidmore's
used furniture stays out of the landfill and is donated to local non-profits. This
summer, the purchasing department identified several local non-profits to receive
144 beds, desks, chairs and bureaus from a residence hall renovation. Also, Skidmore
purchases some used furniture and reuses its own used furniture on campus as much
as possible.
- Recycled Material: Skidmore currently purchases 30% recycled paper, 45% recycled toilet paper and 100%
recycled paper towels and napkins. All of Skidmore's correspondence stationary is
on 100% recycled paper.
- Green Paper Printer Companies: Skidmore uses Mohawk Paper, a wind powered paper mill, for some printing services
as well as Walter Snyder and Digital Page, two printing companies that use Forest
Stewardship Council certified paper.
- Give and Go Truck Donation: Skidmore's purchasing department secured two moving truck donations from Liedke
Moving company for Skidmore's end of the year Give and Go program. The Give and Go
program collects used goods that students leave behind at the end of the year and
donates them to local non-profits.
- Hybrid Vehicles: Skidmore currently owns two hybrid vehicles.
- Efficient Washers and Dryers: Skidmore uses only cold water wash in our washing machines and recently switched
to a shorter drying cycle to add to the energy savings of the cold water wash.
- Greener Choices: Our office supply vendor has a recycling symbol on their website to help inform office purchasers of greener choices.
