{"id":15879,"date":"2023-12-12T16:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=15879"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:12:55","slug":"environmental-responsibility-committee-winterfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/environmental-responsibility-committee-winterfest\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOS\u2019s Environmental Responsibility Committee\u2019s second annual Waste-Free Winterfest"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15879-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658894\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2F66b016ad-d128-b91d-3ebc-215774eabc59.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658894\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2F66b016ad-d128-b91d-3ebc-215774eabc59.mp3\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/83658894\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-2-6%2F66b016ad-d128-b91d-3ebc-215774eabc59.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;15884&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;skip-lazy-load&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Students enjoy activities in Triton&#8217;s Pub during the event. 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Students had been asked to bring their own mugs, and those without were given a holiday mug purchased at local thrift stores by the committee, whose members had found more than 50 holiday-themed mugs to share.<\/p>\n<p>To promote the committee, guests also received metal straws with the ERC logo for their hot chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to build a coalition of sustainability across campus clubs, says Jayde Parker, a sophomore <a href=\"\/environmental-studies\/\">environmental studies<\/a> and <a href=\"\/visualarts\/\">visual arts<\/a> student from Savannah, Georgia, and co-director of ERC. \u201cWe reach out to all environmental clubs on campus and help them out,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe want to build a Green Team that is a group of all. 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But when it comes to implementing the practices on the day-to-day, it\u2019s hard to do because of habit. So we wanted to throw a party for fun but also promote easier sustainable practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m from a small town,\u201d Jayde says, \u201cand sustainability is not a thing there. It\u2019s really important to me to spread information. Many sustainable products are so expensive we wanted to showcase little, easy and cost-effective ways to be sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right next to the hot chocolate buffet was a table with every chair filled with students making seashell ornaments. Maddy had gone out a few days earlier and gathered all the seashells used to make the ornaments. \u201cAn aspect of being waste-free is being resourceful and realizing you have access to a lot of the things around you,\u201d she explains. \u201cNothing was bought. It was all borrowed or found. I went out to the beach and found all of them myself. 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Sierra Ingram, a first-year environmental studies student from Cape Coral, Florida, said, \u201cI really like it. It is very Christmassy. The hot chocolate is so good, and I\u2019m excited to hang my new ornament on my tree!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the table line was a display for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/plastics-tracking-app-launches\/\">Eckerd\u2019s very own Remora App<\/a>, which helps users track their plastic consumption. The table promoted the app, provided information about sustainability, and offered a raffle for reusable eating utensil sets\u2014with all profits going to Eckerd\u2019s refining of the app.<\/p>\n<p>By night\u2019s end, all the mugs were gone, the shells were used up, and the ERC\u2019s message had been spread. First-year marine science student from Fairhope, Alabama, and event helper Emma Kuehl said, \u201cI think it was very successful. 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