Student Assembly Environmental Committee

Attendance:

Present: Aileen, Thea, Emma

Minutes

Announcements:

• Divestment resolution passed
• $1 million seed funding GRF
• Plastic Bag Fee
  • Going to start at Cornell Store in April
  • Dining
• Want to do a trial period
• BRBs cant be applied to things that aren’t
  • Adam looking into loopholes?
• Trials for bags
  • Wait until april with the Cornell Store
  • Employee Training
• Ask if you want a bag
• Maybe 50 bags a day and that’s it

What do we want to work on this semester

• Thea- group living
  • Sending mailers to make people make their houses greener
• Sororities, co-ops, etc.
  • Things the whole house can do
  • Compost
  • Stickers in dorms already serve this function
  • Partner with greeks go green
• Emma- advertising our committee
  • Advertise committee apps to hub, SA communications committee
  • Blasting a blurb
• Thea- pushing Divestment more
  • Student activity
  • Contact KyotoNOW! and determine a response plan

Meeting times:

• Every other week until we get a new big project!