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The Sustainability Task Force was formed in 2005 to explore ways of reducing CF’s environmental footprint. The group of faculty, students, staff and administrators work to promote sustainability on campus and beyond. The Task Force is now focusing on campus recycling and increasing awareness through a Web presence.

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The College of Central Florida has earned 2011 Tree Campus USA recognition for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This is the third year that CF has been named a Tree Campus USA. Tree Campus USA is a national program that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy management of their campus forests and for engaging the community in environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA is a program of the Arbor Day Foundation.	February 5, 2012 Recycle Mania Kicks off! RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as which schools have the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling. With each week’s updated ranking, participating schools follow their performance against other colleges and use the results to rally their campus to reduce and recycle more.
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One of the most exciting new national developments in the sustainability movement is the recent creation of The SEED Center. The SEED Center (Sustainability Education & Economic Development) is a collaborative commitment and partnership among hundreds of community colleges aimed at promoting sustainability education, green economic development, and best green practices nationally. College of Central Florida is a charter member of this new AACC sponsored initiative. Please take the opportunity to visit the new SEED Center website where you will find a wealth of information on a large variety of sustainability topics. The website will also be the location for a number of informative webinars, all available free of charge. So check out the site (www.theseedcenter.org) and then stay tuned for more information concerning how we can utilize this valuable new tool here at CF.