Take care of the environment and our community by following these eco friendly tips

In 2012 BGSU participated in a 3-week competition of colleges and universities to see who can reduce electricity and water use the most. BGSU placed 1st Nationally. Saving 237,239 kilowatt-hours, 422,048 pounds of carbon dioxide averted and saved $21,351 for the university.

BGSU Recycling operates seven days a week. They recycling stations have been placed on almost every floor of every building on campus.

Off campus students, like all residents of Bowling Green, are encouraged to take their recyclables to the BG Jaycees Recycling Center. The BG Jaycees Recycling Center is open 24 hours and located at 1040 North College Drive, just west of the Wood County Airport. The BG Jaycees Recycling Center can be reached by calling 1 (419) 352-5446.

Don’t throw recyclables in the trash! Recycling stations are placed throughout campus for your convenience.

• Use Recycling bags when going grocery shopping. Most places will give you a discount on using them.
• Reuse old grocery bags as trash bags for small trash cans, to take a lunch on campus or to carry things in.
• Turn off your lights when your not home.
• Put your television on a timer
• Go weekly grocery shopping. This will cut down on food that you waste and doesn’t expire
  Close your blinds to block the heat coming into your rooms to reduce the need for air conditioning
• Turn air / heat off when your not in the room or on long weekends
• Use the free campus bus for transportation between classes. There is also numerous amounts of bike racks in front of building to make sure your bicycle is safe.
• Use a refillable water bottle to bring on campus or to the rec.