Hidden in the basement corner of the Sage Building is the EEC, a meeting space and small library used by the students in Ecologic. This space is now moving to a larger and more visible space inside the Games Room in the basement of the Rensselaer Union, to be more accessible to all.

Ecologic is striving to make the most of this new space, working specifically to make it fun and informative for visitors and in line with Ecologic’s own environmental and educational goals. We seek peer-driven creativity and input to help realize several projects, proposed and not-yet-proposed, for the new area.

The bowling ball returns will be reused as flower pots to conserve the resources needed to remove and replace them. The Eco-library will be brought over and eco-friendly bean bags will be set up to create a reading lounge. The final version of the EEC will also include an odd-items recycling center, educational posters on a variety of topics, and an autonomous “living machine” donated by a former president of Ecologic several years ago.

This past week the group painted a truffula tree forest, inspired by the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax. This colorful and environmentally oriented mural will add life to all of Ecologic’s outreach programs. The first of these programs will be held this weekend during Fall Fest. Students will set up a recycled-art activity with the goal of getting people to think about reusing items in creative ways. Some of the best art may be displayed in the EEC and around the games room.

During Fall Fest, visitors will also be able to make their own recycled notebooks out of header paper and cardboard boxes that other people have donated. Ecologic will keep a drop-off bin for cereal boxes and header paper donations. Stop by to make your own notebook, recycled art, or even just to drop off materials and see what we’re all about.