Action | Title | Description |
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Carpooling on the Block | IV/UCSB - NextDoor |
Since many students work in similar fields, such as customer service, carpooling with neighbors to and from work could be easier than you think. |
Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | IV/UCSB - NextDoor |
Since many students work in similar fields, such as customer service, carpooling with neighbors to and from work could be easier than you think. |
Circling Your Economy | IV/UCSB - Eco Vista Share Shop |
Our end goal is to foster a circular economy within Eco Vista in order to reduce waste as well as increase access to essential items and services for every member of our community. |
Reducing Food Waste at Home | UCSB - Dept of Public Worms |
The Department of Public Worms (DPW) is a student-funded, student-run organization at UCSB who manages on-campus composting programs, maintains the three Edible Campus Projects, and educates the community about sustainable gardening practices, composting, and reducing food waste. |
Reducing Your Household Waste | UCSB - Dept of Public Worms |
The Department of Public Worms (DPW) is a student-funded, student-run organization at UCSB who manages on-campus composting programs, maintains the three Edible Campus Projects, and educates the community about sustainable gardening practices, composting, and reducing food waste. |
Reducing Your Household Waste | IV - Compost Collective |
Isla Vista Compost Collective (IVCC) is an organization that offers free composting services to anyone who chooses to partake. IVCC provides five gallon buckets and compost guidelines. Then, Dirtriders bike around the community with a cargo trailer to pick them up! We make composting easy, which helps reduce the amount of food waste ending up in landfills. (Founded by The Ocean Friendly Gardens Committee of Isla Vista Surfrider.) |
Circling Your Economy | UCSB - Free and For Sale |
Private Facebook group that allow students to list items that they have that are going unused such as food, clothing or housing items. (A less-moderated public group can be found here.) |
Preparing for Floods, Hurricanes and Wildfires | SB - Sandbag sources |
The location of sources of sandbags and sand in Santa Barbara County can be found here. |
Living a Low-Car Lifestyle | CA - E-bike financing |
As more people turn to bikes for transportation, e-bikes have gained in popularity. They give riders greater range and carrying capacity. For many, an e-bike is a workable alternative to car ownership. But e-bikes aren’t cheap. CalBike is making advocacy for e-bike incentives a top priority in their 2021 agenda. |
Living a Low-Car Lifestyle | CA - E-bike financing |
As more people turn to bikes for transportation, e-bikes have gained in popularity. They give riders greater range and carrying capacity. For many, an e-bike is a workable alternative to car ownership. But e-bikes aren’t cheap. CalBike is making advocacy for e-bike incentives a top priority in their 2021 agenda. |