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Reusable Beverage Container Program:
Suffolk-branded, reusable drink containers are available at College
as an alternative to disposable single-use options. Refill costs are
discounted for participants at college-wide dinning locations.
Hydration Stations:
Free, filtered water is
available at 33 bottle filling stations on all three campuses.
Collectively, the stations have helped keep more than
600,000 plastic bottles out of area landfills.
Greener Grad:
May 2018 marked the
first commencement that Suffolk graduates
wore eco-friendly gowns made from 100%
recycled plastic bottles. An average of 25
plastic bottles was used to make each gown.
Tree Campus USA:
Each campus was
recognized as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day
Foundation and the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation, honoring the College
for effective urban forest
management and engaging staff and students
in the spirit of conservation.