Fall 2017
Committee:
Equitable Practices
WHEREAS, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) is recognized as the official student body with the ability to assess issues regarding facilities and environmental problems that affect students and their institutions in California;
WHEREAS, it is the obligation that the SSCCC advocates for the creation of environmentally conscious policies that benefits the students and their community colleges;
WHEREAS, the responsibility of community colleges is to educate, provide, and sustain the community in which they reside; therefore, allowing for students to take care of the planet Earth as to preserve its regional and international beauties;
WHEREAS, recycling saves energy consumption, which keeps production costs down; reduces the need to destroy natural habitat and deplete the Earth from its natural resources; produces considerably less carbon, which reduces the amount of unhealthy greenhouse gas emissions; and goods made from recycled materials use less water which in part creates less pollution and uses less energy; and
WHEREAS, community colleges in need of financial assistance could benefit from the accumulation of recycled material for there are outlets to sell such considered waste and in return fund other disadvantage school programs; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support already existing recycling programs in other community colleges and certifies that long-lasting change is actually implemented in those said community colleges;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges implement the use of the College and University Recycling Manual released by the California Collegiate Recycling Council in conjunction with the University of California, Davis; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge the California State Legislature to enact and require all community colleges, the Board of Governors for California Community Colleges, and governing bodies of community college districts to implement a thorough recycling program for the students and the community to benefit on the potential resources that waste can bring.
Lin, King, et al. “College and University Recycling Manual.” Sustainable 2nd Century, UC Davis, sustainability.ucdavis.edu/local_resources/docs/zero_waste/manual.pdf. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-reasons-why-people-dont-recycle-and-5-reasons-they-s should.html
WHEREAS, it is the obligation that the SSCCC advocates for the creation of environmentally conscious policies that benefits the students and their community colleges;
WHEREAS, the responsibility of community colleges is to educate, provide, and sustain the community in which they reside; therefore, allowing for students to take care of the planet Earth as to preserve its regional and international beauties;
WHEREAS, recycling saves energy consumption, which keeps production costs down; reduces the need to destroy natural habitat and deplete the Earth from its natural resources; produces considerably less carbon, which reduces the amount of unhealthy greenhouse gas emissions; and goods made from recycled materials use less water which in part creates less pollution and uses less energy; and
WHEREAS, community colleges in need of financial assistance could benefit from the accumulation of recycled material for there are outlets to sell such considered waste and in return fund other disadvantage school programs; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support already existing recycling programs in other community colleges and certifies that long-lasting change is actually implemented in those said community colleges;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges implement the use of the College and University Recycling Manual released by the California Collegiate Recycling Council in conjunction with the University of California, Davis; and,
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urge the California State Legislature to enact and require all community colleges, the Board of Governors for California Community Colleges, and governing bodies of community college districts to implement a thorough recycling program for the students and the community to benefit on the potential resources that waste can bring.
Lin, King, et al. “College and University Recycling Manual.” Sustainable 2nd Century, UC Davis, sustainability.ucdavis.edu/local_resources/docs/zero_waste/manual.pdf. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-reasons-why-people-dont-recycle-and-5-reasons-they-s should.html