Aggie Green Pledge is a program designed to encourage students, faculty and staff on the Davis campus to take sustainable actions.  

 How It Works  

1. Visit the Aggie Green Pledge table at the on-campus Farmers Market (on the West Quad) or at the New Employee Orientation event. 
2. Pledge to take action in one of the five categories below. Note: You can only make one pledge per tabling event.  
3. Each time you pledge in person, you get a corresponding pinback button for that category.  
4. After you make pledges in three categories you get a medium prize (e.g. Sustainability mason jar mug).  
5. After you pledge in all five categories you get a big prize (e.g. Sustainability reusable bag).  

Categories and Pledges
 

•  Food

  • Eat meatless one day a week and minimize meat consumption on other days.  
  • Purchase Fair Trade, shade-grown, organic coffee when available, and if not available, ask the coffee shop or grocery store to source it.  
  • Order food carefully when planning events to avoid having uneaten leftovers that may be wasted.  
    • Use the Guest-imator to help purchase food for events, and learn more on sustainable events: Host A Green Event 

• Water

  • Turn off the faucet or shower when not using the water, such as when brushing teeth, washing dishes, or lathering up.  
  • Report campus water leaks and broken water fixtures or sprinklers to Facilities Services (530-752-1655). 
  • In labs, adopt a fill-and-dump rinsing method for labware instead of using running water. 

• Waste

  • Take the time to sort waste into the correct waste bins. 
    • Learn more: How to Recycle From A to Z. 
  • Reduce paper use (e.g. print double-sided and only when necessary, edit and mark up PDFs electronically) and buy recycled content office supplies.  
    • Learn more: How to mark up [PDF] text with edits.   
  • Pack a zero waste lunch on to campus.  
    • Learn more: How to pack A Zero-Waste Lunch  

• Energy

  • Turn off the lights when leaving a room and turn off the computer and other electronic equipment when leaving for the day.  
  • Use daylight or a task lamp with an LED bulb and turn off overhead lighting whenever possible.   
  • Avoid individual space heaters in the office and report building temperatures that are too hot or too cold to the Thermoostat to help reduce energy waste on campus. 

• Commute

  • Join the UC Davis goClub for sustainable transportation rewards. 
  • Request a hybrid or plug-in electric vehicle when reserving a campus fleet vehicle for departmental travel.  
    • Learn more: Fleet Services hourly and daily vehicle rentals.  
  • Watch the TAPS Bike Safety video and adopt the safe biking practices described in the video.  
    • Learn more: Bicycle Education and Enforcement Program (BEEP) Bike Safety Video