Completed Projects

These projects have been completed and are no longer being directly funded by TGIF.

Getting to Zero Waste: Waste Audits

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Funding will allow CRRS to standardize and perform week-long waste audits in collaboration with student interns, providing needed metrics for UC Berkeley's zero waste plans.

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CITRIS Sustainability Champion Awards for Undergraduates

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This grant will fund five student internships. Interns will be mentored by graduate students and partnered with environmentally-related companies to complete hybrid research-job training internships.

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Break the Mode- Alternative Transport Marketing & Outreach Program

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Funding will be used four student interns charged with conducting a transportation survey assisting commuters with switching to alternate modes of transportation.

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Zero Waste Research Center & Plastic Disclosure Project

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This grant will fund five student interns charged with running a Zero Waste Research Center and Plastic Disclosure Project to address the issues surrounding upstream waste that currently prevent UC Berkeley from attaining its zero waste goal.

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Compost Alliance: Institutionalizing In-House Composting

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The grant will assist Compost Alliance in continuing compost implementation within campus buildings in order to reach “critical mass” and work with campus officials to institutionalize composting as an in-house operation.

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Wurster Hall Waste Management

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Funding will be used to pilot an indoor recycling program with standardized bins, signage, and education to then be implemented campus-wide, pending results.

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Water Conservation in the Cal Greeks Community

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This grant will fund a water conservation competition amongst the fraternities and sororities, the installation of water conservation retrofits & appliances, and an education & outreach program.

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Watershed Stewardship Project

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Funding will expand Strawberry Creek Student Restoration Leadership Program, which will incorporate environmental education outreach, student/community member skill development, and water quality monitoring to prevent pollution of Strawberry Creek and foster environmental stewardship.

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Strawberry Creek Planting (Filling the Weed Shaped Hole)

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This grant will fund five student internships and the supplies needed for identifying and planting native species that can resist re-invasion by ivy and still realize the other essential ecosystem services desired by the campus community.

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Minimizing Hazardous Waste Through Chemical Exchange

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This grant will fund a student intern charged with creating an online chemical exchange program to reduce the quantity of chemicals purchased by UC Berkeley, reduce the amount of hazardous materials in storage, and reduce hazardous waste disposal and associated costs

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