About the Team
Berkshire Community College's (BCC) Green Team coordinates efforts to reduce the College's carbon footprint, maintain sustainable
practices, seek funding to carry out initiatives, and coordinate these efforts with
other colleges and institutions. Green Team members include faculty, staff, students,
alumni, and some members of the community. The Green Team meets monthly, and all are
welcome to join!
BCC strives to reduce waste and create an environmentally conscious campus. This involves
long-term planning of campus activities, practices and policies which reduce the amount
of waste materials going into the landfill. One of the ways we measure our progress
is by participating in the annual CR2ZW/RecycleMania contest.
Help Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
Annual Events
Campus Green-up
Each spring, the BCC community heads outdoors and brings our campus back to life after
another long winter in the Berkshires! Our facilities team leads the charge and provides
rakes, shovels, gloves and encouragement.
Resources
Green Up Your Work Space
Adopt a plant for your work space, all you need is a clean jar to get started. Check out more details on the project and how to participate!
Awards
At the 2018 annual Green Team FORUM, the Green Team was honored to receive the Alan
Silverstein and Laura Dubester Award for Community Environmental Leadership through
the Center for EcoTechnolog (CET). According to the CET website, this annual award is presented " to a local citizen
who is working in his or her community to benefit the local environment — with a focus
on reducing the harmful impacts humans can have on the environment — and the positive
steps people can take at home, work and in their communities that help protect the
environment, improve public health and build community."