GO GREEN with UMD Stores!
B.Y.O.B. Bring your own reusable shopping bag or backpack every time you shop at UMD Stores!
Our stores will be plastic-bag free beginning April 4, 2018. Please bring your own reusable bag, use your backpack, or take a recycled plastic bag from our bag-tree.
Check out our BAG FREE VIDEO on our Facebook page!
How does UMD Stores strive to go green?
- UMD Stores carries a number of sustainable merchandise (art paper, recycled tees, recycled office supplies, gift items, laptop bags & much more!)
- There are battery and ink recycling drop offs in the computer corner and we also sell rechargeable batteries
- Reusable bags are available for purchase and we initiated the "Wooden Nickel" program Fall 2009 to raise money for local charities every time you bring your own bag
- Our plastic bags are recyclable and there are recycle bins in our stores for bags, plastic and glass
- Our textbook buyback saves students money and helps us offer used books each semester
- "A Brighter UMD Energy Event" helps us raise money for the U Pass bus program through the sale of energy saving lighting products
- We reuse copy paper for internal use and we reuse/recycle packing material on our receiving dock
- We reuse/recycle our office and electronic equipment and use energy efficient light bulbs in our stores
For more information and details about recycling at UMD please visit UMD Sustainability
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