• Recycled the most e-waste nationally in RecycleMania 2013 & 2014 competitions, and placed 1st in SUNY in the Gorilla category in 2013 & 2012;• “Tree Campus USA” designation in 2014 by the National Arbor Day Foundation, in recognition of the university’s dedication to the five core standards that promote the health of trees and student involvement to improve their forests; • Designated a 2014 Groundwater Guardian Green Site by the Groundwater Foundation in recognition of its groundwater and environmental stewardship;• Stony Brook finished in 1st Place in the University category of Car Free Day Long Island 2013 by having its community pledge to be car free;• University vehicles are powered by a variety of sustainable propulsion systems, including bio-diesel/ultra-low sulfur diesel, hybrid and electric only;• Actively promotes biking on campus: solar powered “Wolf Ride Bike Share” program, expansive Paul Simons Memorial Bicycle Path, bicycle lockers, and bike racks on Stony Brook’s Transit vehicles;• University partners with various entities, including Suffolk Transit and 7Bus, to offer enhanced mass transit alternatives;• Multiple solar installations, including arrays that partially power buildings, metered parking lots and exterior lighting;• Energy performance contracts have been utilized to implement a variety of building energy efficiency initiatives (such as lighting, HVAC), and have saved over $31 million since 2006-07;• University uses energy efficient lighting, including LED, induction and fluorescent fixtures, as well as occupancy sensors in a variety of locations on campus;• University dining halls use biodegradable food packaging, offer reusable dining plates/utensils and recycle over 5,000 gallons of kitchen compost annually using an on campus, in-vessel food waste composter;• During the growing season, organic student vegetable garden provides dining hall with herbs and fresh vegetables;• Implemented managed print initiative, which promotes networked printing, toner/e-waste recycling and buying of recycled paper;• SBU operates a total of 10 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) on its main and R&D Park campuses; The Green Rating scores appear in the profiles of the colleges posted on www.princetonreview.com and the profiles of the schools in the 2015 editions of two Princeton Review guidebooks: "The Best 379 Colleges" and "The Complete Book of Colleges.” For more information and images visit www.stonybrook.edu/sustainability.
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