CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Bag the Disposables
Disposable bags are undeniably convenient. But is this convenience worth the environmental implications of choosing disposable over reusable bags? Plastic bags are the most common type of disposable bags. According to research done by the Environmental Protection...
Self-Sustainability
Being sustainable is a difficult task to accomplish. Reducing your carbon footprint through tasks like recycling, changing your diet, composting, etc. are just a part of becoming a more sustainable person. Most of these tasks deal with physical sustainability of the...
The Paper Towel Problem
Disposable paper towels have become a huge part of American culture. We use them for drying our hands, cleaning up spills, cleaning our windows and counters, and wiping up food with our meals. Paper towels cannot be recycled. This means that the 3000+ tons of paper...
Mindful Consumption
The term unfettered consumption may seem like a new concept to some, but little do they know they’ve been contributors to it for so long. The Merriam-Webster definition of unfettered is “not controlled or restricted,” so I take it that non-restricted consumption of...
Don’t Talk Trash, Talk Compost!
Composting is the act of collecting organic matter that decays and is used as plant fertilizer. Composting can benefit the health of humans and the planet and it can very easily be done by anyone. The first easy step is to get a bin or bucket of some sort that you can...