Exeter Exchange
The Exeter Exchange is a second-hand store created by the Environmental Proctors in 2008. Any employee or student can make donations to the store, and all community members are welcome to shop. The Exchange has since become an ESSO (Exeter Social Service Organization) project, allowing volunteers to sign up for shifts to manage the store during operating hours. Students collect and sort donations, stock the store, facilitate sales transactions, and collect materials for donation to the local Salvation Army or Good Will. The Exchange accepts most items, including clothing, printers, alarm clocks, sports equipment, class supplies, and lamps. One-hundred percent of revenues are donated to a different charity each term. So far, The Exchange has donated over $ to non-profit charities including The Red Cross, Seacoast Harvest Guide, The World Wildlife Fund, The New American Dream, and Sustainable Harvest International.
Lending Library
The Lending Library was expanded in the spring 2008 as a place for students to donate their unwanted textbooks, or any book used in a current course, as well as SAT prep books. Located on the second floor of the Davis Center, the Library has hundreds of books available for loan. It is staffed by student volunteers who organize the books and help with general maintenance of the program. Each book is stamped with the sustainability logo and the words, "Property of the Lending Library," to ensure that all books are properly used and maintained. By making used books available to students at no charge, we are reducing unnecessary waste, while students save money.
The Mailroom Campaign
The Mailroom Campaign's mission is to reduce junkmail at the Academy. Students meet weekly to sort and organize junkmail, and call companies to remove names from mailing lists. This campaign has helped reduce paper waste and educate the community about the importance of reducing junk mail. According to 41pounds.org it takes 100 million trees and 28 billion gallons of water to produce and process 4 million tons of junk mail a year. They also note that this same 4 million tons of junk mail produces an estimated 9 million cars worth of greenhouse gas emissions, and costs tax payers $320 million dollars annually.
