“Pimp My Ride” has ceased to run episodes since 2007 and MTV Cribs is seldom heard of now, but the University’s Illinois Enactus is bringing it back with a twist.

“Green My Crib” is Enactus’ campus initiative to promote positive impact on the environment through apartments.

Through conversations with students, the group found discrepancies between students’ views about their impact on the environment and their environment-friendly actions.

Many people have wanted to make decisions that are sustainable, but believe that it is too time-consuming or expensive. 

The Green My Crib project highlights that fact and informs students of the impact they can have. Unilever, a U.K.-based consumer goods company, has been recently added as a corporate sponsor to this initiative.

They will be giving many sustainable bathroom and cleaning products, as well as monetary donations to fund the materials to “green” the apartments.

To kick off their project, Unilever will be “greening” three to five apartments on campus for free; this will include installing various products such as, LED light bulbs, water filters, power strips among other things.

The University on the whole has been taking strides toward environmental sustainability. These strides include big projects, such as the Business Instructional Facility and smaller ones, like more recycling bins across campus. 

Christina Kohlmann, freshman in Business, said, “If the student population is ready to partner with the university and local business to going green, the environmental impact of this university as a whole will be reduced significantly.”

If you want to “green” your apartment, check out Green My Crib’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GreenMyCrib) or submit an application.

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