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Made possible by one of the first U.S. EPA grants to reduce marine debris in coastal watersheds.

When littered, this material finds its way into streams, rivers, bays,
and other waterways.

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Determine your campus's plastic footprint by identifying the types
and sources of disposable plastic currently used on campus.

Create a source reduction plan to reduce or eliminate the use of
disposable plastic items and to promote reusable alternatives.

Change your campus's procurement practices by identifying
alternative, less environmentally impactful products.

Establish campus-wide source reduction policies.

Campus Victories

UC Santa Barbara

With support from the Product
Stewardship Institute (PS!), UCSB
convinced their Subway store
to cease the purchase of 35,000
plastic bags per year, resulting in
a 97% decline in plastic bag use at
on-campus food service establish-
ments.

UC San Francisco

PSI retrofitted nine on-campus
water fountains with goose-
neck spouts, making it easier for
students to refill water bottles.
UCSF's chancellor then opted to
retrofit 50 more fountains on
campus, cutting the purchasing of
single-use bottled water by 50%.

UC San Diego

With help from PSI, UCSD con-
vinced the Subway store on cam-
pus to eliminate its use of plastic
bags and plastic straw sleeves by
summer 2014, eliminating 1 million
sandwich sleeve bags per year.

Want to learn more? Visit the full Marine Debris loolkit.

Questions? Contact the Product Stewardship Institute at suzy@productstewardship.us.

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