Made up of faculty, staff, and students, the HMSC Green Team helps advance environmentally sustainable practices at Hatfield Marine Science Center.
Environmental Sustainability at HMSC
Discover some of the resources available at HMSC that can help your unit, personnel, and students have a lighter impact on our coast and the planet.
Green Team virtual meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. Join online using this Zoom link.
Start out the new year right by taking care of our fellow community members. This month, the HMSC Green Team invites you to keep up the spirit of holiday giving and do something to support those in need:
- Lincoln County Community Shelter and Resource Center
- Food Share of Lincoln County
If you're on social media, share your actions using #HatfieldEcoChallenge!
OSU Recognized as a Top Performer in 2024 Sustainable Campus Index
Oregon State University has again been recognized in the 2024 Sustainable Campus Index. This year, OSU tops the list for the institution with the most STARS reports of any school, and for a perfect score of 100% for Coordination and Planning. The Index, a publication from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), recognizes top-performing colleges and universities overall and in 17 impact areas, as measured through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS).
*View the report here*
Articles of Interest
- The truth about compostable packaging and foodware (DEQ)
- Oregon compost facilities don't want your 'compostable' packages or foodware
- Ocean-friendly foodware guide
Lunch and Learn: What's Up with Compostable Foodware? with Aimee Thompson, Thompson's Sanitary Service
11-19-24 Watch the recording
Become a Green Gremlin
(the good kind)
Want to know how to be involved in the HMSC Green Team but can't make the monthly meetings? Consider signing up to volunteer for a simple task!
- Green Gremlins needed to transport plastic film - The Green Team is currently looking for people who will volunteer to take the plastic film that accumulates in labeled bin in the Gladys Valley MSB mailroom over to the NexTrex bin at Fred Meyer or Safeway. Learn more and sign up to help
News You Can Use
Article: Understanding Oregon's New Shopping Bag Law. Newport News Time, Nov 16, 2023.
Science Daily News Feed: Recycling and Waste
Article: If you want to fix your own clothes, try this easy style of mending. NPR, June 3, 2023.
Article: The dirty secret of alternative plastics. Time, November 28, 2023.
Article: Can plastic recycling ever really work? New York Times, September 1, 2023.