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Dispose of your refrigerants Properly!
Dispose of your refrigerants Properly!
The Environmental Protection Agency provides this useful resource to understanding appropriate disposal of refrigerants. So does the Energy Star site
Dutchess County has information about which Towns accept freon-containing equipment.
The Town of Red Hook will recycle your fridge, dehumidifier, etc. for a $15 fee (during covid annual permit fee is waived for Recycle Center)
Central Hudson will pay you $100 for your working-but-no-longer-wanted fridge
Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency (DCRRA) suggests you call Second Nature Recycling and ask for Curt or Loretta at 845 883-7100 to dispose of refrigerants.
Install a Toilet Bank
Install a Toilet Bank
No need to buy a new low-flow toilet! This quick, cheap, and easy solution reduces the amount of water that you need to flush your toilet all on its own!
Fix Leaky Faucets
Fix Leaky Faucets
Put in a work order if you're living on Bard campus, ensuring that you waste less water
To take care of the problem yourself, visit Williams Express in the Village of Red Hook or Williams in Rhinebeck.
Install a Low-Flow showerhead
Install a Low-Flow showerhead
Water is not a scarce resource in Red Hook right now, but making hot water takes energy so why not use less in this easy way?
Mulch the base of trees and plants
Mulch the base of trees and plants
This great website as well as this one will tell you all you need to know about how to use your compost as mulch!
Visit your Local Garden Center to find mulch (Macs Agway in Red Hook or Williams in Rhinebeck)
Did you know? Bard turns food scraps from Kline plus wood chips from shredding downed trees into compost that we can use on campus!
Recycle Everything!
Recycle Everything!
If you live in the Town of Red Hook or either Village you can use the Town of Red Hook Recycle Yard (see brochure)
Ulster County Resource Recovery accepts electronic waste.
Village of Red Hook is doing curbside recycling right!
Bard College has a well established recycling program on campus
Eliminate unwanted catalogs here.
Dutchess County has household haz waste days - register
Tip: as you move toward LED lighting, your unbroken CFLs can be recycled (and mercury therein) kept from the environment - Home Depot in Kingston has a FREE bin for that!
Recycling is undergoing a major shift worldwide. Key is to recycle fewer things well - don't be a 'wish-cycler" Best Practices right now are for you to sort paper in a different bin from containers. This is not yet happening with private haulers in the area. You can recycle well - see tips at the left side of the page.
Recycling is undergoing a major shift worldwide. Key is to recycle fewer things well - don't be a 'wish-cycler" Best Practices right now are for you to sort paper in a different bin from containers. This is not yet happening with private haulers in the area. You can recycle well - see tips at the left side of the page.
Bard Office of Sustainability can help guide you! Email reduce@bard.edu with any questions you can't get answered here.
Join or help a school club or support a municipal committee (Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council, Green / Tree Committees (V Tivoli, V. Red Hook, Town Red Hook all have them!)
Bioplastic Disposal
Bioplastic Disposal
This is your guide to the benefits of switching from disposable plastic to compostable bioplastic.
Eliminate Toxic Plastic
Eliminate Toxic Plastic
Check out Zilch (local)!
Best Practice - no more single use plastic bags in our County! Turn a beloved t-shirt into a no sew t-shirt tote instead.
Become a Master Recycler
Become a Master Recycler
Cornell Cooperative Extension offers a Master Recycling program and has classes on April 6
Ulster County RRA has a compost class in May.
Did you know Hannaford accepts and recycles their own used bags?
Launch a Recycling Program
Launch a Recycling Program
But you don't need to be a master to launch a recycling program yourself!
Highlighted Program:
Clynk for Red Hook! Ask for barcoded tags to participate in this Rotary program. Save your nickel deposit containers and proceeds go to buying personal care products for people in need! Email reduce@bard.edu for details.
Also, be sure to check out Terracycle for partnership!
Reduce Paper Consumption
Reduce Paper Consumption
Ever wonder why you should go paperless? Here are the top ten reasons you should go digital!
Now that you know the why, check out these 11 different ways to actually start doing it!
Still need paper? Be sure to stop by the Bard computer lab first to see if they have scrap paper for your tasks at hand!
It's not just about recycling and less paper - think about all the ways we consume and try to do better by using less.
It's not just about recycling and less paper - think about all the ways we consume and try to do better by using less.
ReUse clothing! Drop unwanted clothes in the Helpsy on Library Road at Bard College (box is in front of Kappa House)
Stop by the Red Hook Community Center and learn how to sew / mend in the Sewing Rom! They also have a Free Community Clothes Closet
Choose Recycled Paper
Choose Recycled Paper
Why should you choose recycled paper anyway? Find out here!
The Bard Office of Sustainability can provide you with unlined paper along with plenty of other eco-friendly information!
Choosing paper with the Forest Stewardship Council symbol (see image below) means that your paper has been sourced in an environmentally-friendly, socially responsible and economically viable manner.
The Bard Bookstore also provides recycled paper, so you've got plenty of options!
Research Cement Alternatives
Research Cement Alternatives
Did you know the production and use of cement contributes significantly to global climate change? Find out everything you need to know about why here!
concreteDECOR and greenspec provide decent lists of some alternatives to cement you may be interested in.
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