Buying a new Lehigh cap or sweatshirt at the university’s bookstore can now help support student organizations on campus, thanks to a partnership between the Office of Sustainability and the Lehigh Bookstore.
The EcoCoin Program, which began in January, awards customers with an “EcoCoin” each time they decline a single-use plastic bag when making a purchase at the bookstore. Customers then choose which student organization they’d like to support by depositing the coin in a corresponding collection bin. EcoCoins have monetary value and the funds raised will be donated to the selected organizations.
