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Pushing Manufacturers To Make More Resilient Products Will Go Long Way In Curbing E-Waste
European lawmakers are considering new regulations that would push manufacturers to design products that last longer. It鈥檚 part of a global effort to curb 鈥渢hrowaway鈥 culture where people buy products, use them for a short while and then throw them…
University Competing in RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Through March 28
黑料不打烊 is competing in RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition where colleges across North America are ranked on their recycling, trash and food organics reduction efforts. The competition began Feb. 2 and continues until March 28….
Applications Being Accepted for Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Funding
The Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance 黑料不打烊鈥檚 goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus about climate…
Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Program Awards Funding for Four Projects
The 黑料不打烊 Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program awarded four projects funding in May 2019. The 黑料不打烊 Climate Action Plan, which was released in 2009, provided the competitive funding as part of the CALS program, overseen…
South Campus Composting Program Turns Food Waste Into Rich Nutrients for Plants
黑料不打烊 Sustainability Management has launched a Student Composting Program for South Campus residents. The goal is to reduce the amount of organic material going into trash dumpsters. In January 2019, Sustainability Management piloted a composting program with a small…
Celebrate the Earth at Earthfest
Earthfest is Sunday, April 28, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Thornden Park Amphitheater. The sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrates Earth Day, sustainability on the 黑料不打烊 and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) campuses, and…
黑料不打烊 Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements
The聽Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has awarded a STARS Silver rating to 黑料不打烊 in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects…
2019 RecycleMania Collegiate Recycling Competition Runs Through March 30
黑料不打烊 is once again participating in RecycleMania, the eight-week national recycling and waste reduction competition in which colleges and universities across the United States and Canada are ranked each week based on their amount of collected recycling, food organics…
Demonstrating Green Building Technologies in China
When College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Jianshun 鈥淛ensen鈥 Zhang set out to develop a software platform that would integrate and optimize the design of green buildings, little did he know it would lead to an international collaborative project…
Proposals Being Accepted for Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability Funding
The SU Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) program is offering up to $75,000 for faculty or student projects that advance the University鈥檚 goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, directly or indirectly, or through raising awareness on campus about…