Princeton Review names Salisbury University one of the natio

Princeton Review names Salisbury University one of the nation's 'greenest' colleges

has named salisbury university one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges. s-u has gone green through several initiatives — including a solar picnic table, which allows students to sit outside while using charging stations powered by the sun. the picnic table also has l-e-d lights at night. s-u has also implemented water bottle filling stations in every building — which fills reusable bottle quickly with purified water. s-u has saved over a million bottles campus-wide. the campus also has trayless cafeterias — which saves an estimated 40 to 45 percent on food waste — as students aren’t taking huge trays rrying more than they eat. these initiatives are all through a program that is student-driven. one of t the approaches was to establish a green fund for the campus so students pay a small fee on an annual basis. that fee is compiled and then put into a fund that can take care of putting these into actions. shelton says they also are hoping to install a solar power parking canopy next summer. it’s time to announce tonight’s second winner of our

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