Offices on the third floor of Chrysler Hall Tower reached a noteworthy milestone last week: on Nov. 19, the water filling station serving the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Office of Human Rights, Equity & Accessibility reached the equivalent of 20,000 disposable plastic bottles saved.

Its use since its installation in 2018 removed an estimated 35 pallets of water bottles from the waste stream, noted sustainability officer Nadia Harduar.

“This is a remarkable achievement,” she said. “The best part is that it’s one action every employee and student can emulate by drinking from reusable bottles and travel mugs when on campus. Lt’s all ditch single-use plastics and make better choices for a greener planet.”

Harduar singled out dean of graduate studies Patti Weir as a champion of the sustainability effort.

“Dr. Weir set this goal and encouraged her staff to incorporate environmental practices in their daily lives, starting with the reusables,” she said.