Campus Environmental Organizations

Our mission is to educate students and businesses about the environmental and economic benefits of more environmentally sustainable business practices. We provide students with the opportunity to implement sustainable practices in a real world environment and provide businesses with quality consulting that encompasses up to date environmental knowledge.

To collect waste vegetable oil from campus dining halls and process it into biodiesel in order to reduce or eliminate the use of petroleum diesel on campus, such as in the Refuse and Recycling fleet. The project will serve practical, educational and environmental purposes, and demonstrate the use of a renewable energy source.

The Berkeley Environmental Alumni Network (BEAN) engages alumni from the University of California at Berkeley in professional and fun networking opportunities as well as environmental philanthropy and volunteering activities that benefit the University.

To provide funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who have "big ideas." This includes projects related to the environment and energy.

Increase awareness of the issues surrounding recycling and its impact on the environment. This includes involvement on the UC campus with a focus on the residence halls

The Cal Climate Action Partnership (CalCAP) is a collaboration of faculty, administration, staff and students to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at UC Berkeley, and to enable our campus to: * Demonstrate institutional commitment * Engage academic departments * Leverage academic research * Foster local community development * Inspire individual action

Campus Recycling and Refuse Services (CRRS) is the campus unit that handles all of the refuse and most of the recycling collection at UC Berkeley. We coordinate the recycling efforts for mixed paper, beverage containers, greenwaste and wood, toner cartridges, and mixed metal. We can also provide general information on waste prevention, reuse of materials, purchasing recycled-content products, and recycling other materials that we do not coordinate.

The purpose of the CACS is to promote environmental management and sustainable development at UC Berkeley. The Committee is charged with advising the Chancellor on matters pertaining to the environment and sustainability as it directly relates to the University of California, Berkeley.

"We provide guidance and services to the campus community that promote health, safety, and environmental stewardship."

To promote the concept and ethic of reuse to the campus population and to divert reusable materials from landfills. Re-Use collects unwanted but reusable materials and redistributes them back to the campus community.