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Sustainability at Tri-C

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) aspires to instill in our students, faculty, and staff a sense of stewardship towards the environment by giving them the information and support to continue sustainability efforts beyond the campus environment.

Sustainability at Tri-C means achieving the College’s educational and community missions with a sense of responsibility for preserving the environment, promoting the economy and improving society as a whole.

  • Metamorphosis Cleveland: A Ravaged River Revitalized and 50 Years of Change was a student-focused event held May 2, 2019 to recognize the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River. Click here for more details.
  • Curious about what can go in the mixed recycling bins around Tri-C, or how mixed recycling gets sorted after it is collected? Check out Tri-C's mixed recycling guidelines and learn how Tri-C's mixed recycling gets sorted.
  • Registered and paid credit students at Tri-C receive a free RTA U-Pass to improve accessibility to campus and encourage the use of mass transit.

Sustainability Plan & Sustainability Implementation Plan

Tri-C created a Sustainability Plan in 2010 to guide sustainability efforts with a specific focus on the six categories below, and created a Sustainability Implementation Plan in 2014 to identify key strategies to move toward the goals below. The 2017 Sustainability Implementation Plan Progress Report, 2016 Sustainability Implementation Plan Progress Report, and 2015 Sustainability Implementation Plan Progress Report highlight key recent achievements related to sustainability.

Sustainability Plan Goals

Academics and Workforce Training
Recycling and Waste Reduction
Energy, Climate, and Transportation
Green Buildings and Grounds
Sustainable Procurement
Communications and Community

Press, Awards, and Recognition

  • A Sustainable Cleveland 2019 video about how performing arts advance sustainability featured an Honors Speech Communications class from Tri-C’s Metro Campus performing a reading of a sustainability-themed play written by a local playwright.
  • The Winter 2015 edition of Tri-C Times highlighted Tri-C Sustainability efforts.
  • 2010 Crain's Emerald Award in the Large Non-Profit Companies category.
  • 2003 and 2004 Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency

Tri-C Sustainability - Growing Green Communities

I am Sustainable

Together, we’re building a thriving green city on a blue lake.

Sustainability at Tri-C

How to reach us

David November
216-987-4756
david.november@tri-c.edu

Resources

Tri-C Recycling Guidelines

Tri-C Sustainability Implementation Plan
Tri-C Sustainability Plan
Tri-C Sustainability Plan Summary
Tri-C Recycling FAQ
Tri-C 2008 Sustainability Steering Committee Report

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