{"id":27492,"date":"2022-06-23T15:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=27492"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:47:43","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Sustainable Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Getting Around Boston<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boston is a walkable city and BU\u2019s campuses are no exception. We encourage you to leave your car at home and instead use one of the many forms of sustainable transportation available to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/transportation\/\">Transportation<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ee;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ee;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Navigate<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to this main landing page to find answers to all your parking and transportation questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/thebus\/\">BU Bus\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">webpage offers real time updates on bus schedules and transit lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/terrier-transit\/id1492295917\">Terrier Transit App<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is a great app to download on your devices to locate the nearest stop throughout campus, and when a bus or the T will be heading your way so you are not late to any important meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/transportation\/bicycling\/buck\/\">BU Cycle Kitchen<\/a>, often referred to as the BUCK, offers free instruction in bicycle maintenance, repair, and all things bike-related. The BUCK also offers regular weekly commuter coffee, group rides, and other events.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluebikes.com\/how-it-works\/get-the-app\">Bluebikes<\/a>\u00a0is another great app to download to find bike racks and real time availability to navigate across campus and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!ct\/\">BU Maps<\/a> Navigate to parking and transportation locations for bike racks, trash and recycling locations<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sustainable Dining<\/h2>\n<p>Our commitment to sustainability also extends to the food on your plate. Our dining halls and restaurants purchase locally-grown food to support New England farms, fishermen, food businesses, and the local economy. In addition to local food, BU also sources its food sustainably with 6 Certified Green Restaurants on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with dining hours, menus and events through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dining\/\">BU Dining <\/a>webpage. You can also provide feedback to our dining staff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dining\/choose-to-reuse\/\">Choose to Reuse<\/a> is BU Dining&#8217;s award-winning reusable takeout container program. The innovative reusable container program is designed to reduce packaging waste in support of BU&#8217;s Zero Waste Plan.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesdays from June to October, BUMC students can visit Boston Medical Center&#8217;s weekly farmers market in the Shapiro Lobby at 725 Albany St. All produce is harvested from their rooftop farm!<\/p>\n<h2>Zero Waste<\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, BU released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/projects\/zero-waste-plan\/\">Zero Waste Plan<\/a>, a bold and collaborative initiative that seeks to redesign BU\u2019s approach to waste and eliminate as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Boston takes composting seriously, and you can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/public-works\/food-waste\">City of Boston&#8217;s Food Waste<\/a> site to learn more about services where you are living and how to compost during your time at BU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclesmartma.org\/\">RecycleSmart <\/a>is a one stop shop to look up any item in their database and understand where and how it can be recycled. It is a handy webpage to bookmark.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t know where to recycle batteries? Look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!ce\/51952?s\/\">map<\/a> to find locations across campus.<\/p>\n<h2>Community<\/h2>\n<p>Want to get involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/take-action\/student-groups\/\">sustainability-focused communities<\/a> on campus? Make a change and meet like-minded friends through any of our student organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Have an idea to make BU more sustainable? Projects that seek solutions to sustainability challenges can receive funding through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/projects\/sustainability-innovation-seed-grant\/#:~:text=Our%20Sustainability%20Innovation%20Seed%20Grant,leading%20sustainability%20challenges%20facing%20BU.\">Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant Program<\/a> and research projects through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urbanclimate\/campus-climate-lab\/\">Campus Climate Lab<\/a>.\u00a0There are also ample opportunities for students to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/jobs-internships\/\">work<\/a> with BU Sustainability, including\u00a0internships, Resident Sustainability Leaders (RSL), and Sustainability Ambassadors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Around Boston Boston is a walkable city and BU\u2019s campuses are no exception. 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