Office of the Assemblies

In order to ensure Cornell University remains a clean, safe, environmentally sustainable, and ecologically compatible educational and living community, investments must be made to investigate existing waste management practices as a means of identifying existing short-comings and opportunities to incorporate technology, engineering, and innovation.

Dear Preston,

 

Thank you for conveying to me Graduate Assembly Resolution #15, “GPSA Resolution #15: Increasing the Number of Sustainable Waste Receptacles on Campus.”

 

While technology advancements can play a role in the creation of a more sustainable campus and community, we must favor solutions that address the root cause of unsustainable behavior. I support the creation of a working group on this topic, under the auspices of the Sustainable Cornell Council, in partnership with the Assemblies and drawing on the list of campus partners indicated in your resolution. I will ask that this group focus on systemic, root-cause analysis that would include a baseline set of metrics for waste, recycling, and materials reuse on campus.  

 

Thank you again for submitting this resolution for my consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

Martha E. Pollack

President, Cornell University

300 Day Hall

Ithaca, NY 14853