Green Move In

Ditch the styrofoam, bubble wrap, and packing peanuts

• Avoid these non-recyclables and get creative with packing
• Use clothing, pillows, sheets and other soft materials you’re already bringing to protect your items. Even old newspapers can be used and then recycled

Your roommate is your teammate. Say “Hey neighbor!”

• Save money, energy, and space by sharing electrical appliances like microwaves, fridges, and TVs
• Communication will help avoid unnecessary double purchases (and thus waste)

Choose reusable containers over cardboard

• Using clothing bins, plastic containers, suitcases, etc. will reduce your waste and packing load for move-in, and will make move-out easier
• Cardboard can still be flattened and recycled if used

Pack less and buy as you need

• Oftentimes, we pack items we won’t use or need, which results in waste and a lack of space. It’s important to prepare, but it’s also good to go with the flow
• Packing less will help lessen the number of trips needed to bring your items to campus. Consider the use of green moving companies

What Should I Bring to Campus?

• Reusable water bottles and water filters - use filtered water stations located around campus and keep a filter to have water readily available and reduce plastic waste
• Power strips - avoid “vampire” power use from idle, connected electronics by simply turning off your power strip when not in use. Leaving the room? Hit the switch
• Take it a step further by using Smart power strips
• Reusable shopping bags - prevent the waste of dozens, potentially hundreds of unrecyclable plastic bags
• Energy efficient LED bulbs - longer lasting, energy-efficient, and becoming cheaper and cheape
• Reusable mugs and kitchenware - reduce waste by reducing single-use plastics!
• Drying rack - Make clothes last longer and shrink less with air-drying. Have too many? Start small and with clothes that you’ll be fine having some wrinkles
• Bicycle - Fun, easy, healthy, and carbon-neutral way to get around 
• Personal laptops over desktops - Portable and saves more energy
• Solar chargers - Take advantage of our home’s brightness. Check out ones on campus
• Recycled school supplies and textbooks
• Plants for your dorm - brighten your room and freshen the air with some fine nature

What Shouldn’t I Bring?

• Garbage cans and recycling bins - provided to each resident by default
• Personal printers - on-campus printing stations are very accessible
• Single-use plastics - Be plastic free at the U! 

• Try a plant-based diet > visit miami.edu/plantbased
• For your events, use less and buy environmentally friendly, local products 
  > visit miami.edu/greenevents
• Plant trees, join a community partner> visit miami.edu/nature
• Travel less, use virtual meetings> visit it.miami.edu/continuity
• Walk, Bike, use Mass Transit> visit alternative mobility
• Live disposable plastic free> visit miami.edu/plasticfree
• Repair and upcycle> follow @um_uthrift
• Recycle right> visit miami.edu/recycle
• Educate yourself> subscribe to ECO-Green U
• Stay connected> follow @sgecoagency
  

For Recycling Instructions by Residence, CLICK HERE

Become an ECO Rep, contact Sophia Fernandez for more information

The Get Green App drives climate action by engaging the campus community in sustainable behavior. Register now and compete to collect "leaves" and win prizes.

 Download the app

 Compete with your peersand earn "leaves" by completing sustainability focused actions.

• 50 leaves: An eco-friendly lunch box, including reusable Harvest Straw Cutlery Set.
  
  
• 200 leaves: Raffle for a Coke Zero Portable Hammock

Order your appliance here by donating to the Sustainability Garden!

Instructions:

1. Complete this form (deactivated for now, items are sold out). Fill in your name, email, phone number, and select the appliances you are interested in.
2. You will receive a confirmation email from the form with a link to make a gift in support of the Sustainability Garden.
3. Your donation can be made through the Sustainability Garden Donation page (make sure you use the SAME NAME that you used in the form above).
4. A couple of weeks before move-in, you will receive an email with instructions for pickup.
5. The Canes Resale pickup drive will be open during move in, Aug 10, 11 and 12, from 8 am to 3 pm.
6. Feel free to shop around for ADDITIONAL ITEMS while picking up your main appliances. Small donations are welcome: items include but are not limited to vacuum cleaners, mirrors, bed headers, shelves, silverware, air purifier (see below).... Make sure you have enough space in your vehicle.