The Green Division of the ACS Chapter from the Ponce Campus of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico is committed to promote the goals of green chemistry. As such, we have strategically engaged in servicing our communities, orienting an increasing number of students in the STEM disciplines on our campus and developing awareness for the use of green chemistry in our daily lives. We are delighted to visit K-12 schools to show how to apply green chemistry while learning chemical principles. Our chapter has implemented a go Green vision project on campus through the recycling of plastic, cardboard and aluminum. Furthermore we have programed activities to develop environmental awareness among our colleagues such as a visit to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facilities and the Salt Flats in the town of Cabo Rojo, P.R. The Green Division has invited to our Campus resources from the Environmental Protection Agency to have conferences in our community about: pollution prevention, green chemistry and what are the available resources in the agency. As an ecofriendly chapter, we are leading an initiative to implemetn a free cleanup environment of hazardous substances on our campus. Green chemistry is an excellent opportunity to develop new strategies to learn and further the participation of our students in chemical disciplines.

ACS Inter Ponce: Promoting green chemistry to develop a quality world

251st National Meeting (2016)

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