APPLICATIONS DUE BY FEBRUARY 29TH MIDNIGHT. Student Scholarships WSRA invites students interested in the recycling industry to apply for scholarships to attend our 36th Annual Conference and Trade Show as a part of our Student Guest Program! May 15-18, 2016 Wenatchee Convention Center | Wenatchee, WA With the support from our generous ...more about Washington State Recycling Association 36th Annual Conference: Apply Now!
This quarter, BC's Office of Sustainability Transportation department launched a very intuitive new ride-match software to help alleviate the pain of commuting. ZIMRIDE ridesharing program by Enterprise is BC's exclusive host for carpool and transportation management. The new program replaces the previous rideshare program BC Ridematch which provided similar services, but lacked infrastructure and participation that ...more about New ZIMRIDE Campus Carpool Program!
It's approaching that time of year again- Earth Week is here! In the spirit of environmental literacy, the Office of Sustainability, Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC), and Sustainability and Science Association (SSA), are sponsoring the seventeenth annual Earth Week – a week of lectures, demonstrations, information booths, prizes, videos, and music! In order to make it happen though, WE ...more about Earth Week is Back!
Interested in sustainability? Want to learn more and become a voice for sustainability on campus? Apply to go to the Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (OHESC). The Office of Sustainability is accepting applications for students to go to Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon February 3 to 5th (leave on the 3rd in the afternoon, return on the 5th in the afternoon). All ...more about Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference!
Students and staff! Be sure to check out our winter transportation options. From a new ridematch software to changes in ORCA guidelines, our office have added and expanded our services. Be sure to check them out and save time and money this quarter! http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/sustainability/we/transportation/
Posted on December 7, 2015 on Regional View The Transportation Policy Board is poised to hear an update on how the I-405 express toll lanes are performing. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that in the first eight weeks, south bound toll lane travelers saved about 14 minutes for an average cost of $2.35 and ...more about I-405 express tolling performance
The Office of Sustainability were thrilled to find out about some sustainability ideas being brought to fruition right here on our BC campus. Many students pass by our grounds crew every day; the team with the bright fluorescent vests driving throughout our campus each day. These often-unnoticed faculty in our BC community are humble heroes, ...more about BC’s Grounds Crew’s Secret Sustainability Initiative