recycling
Each year, over 90 million tons of recyclable materials end up in U.S. landfills. The inefficiency of the recycling system in the U.S. is largely due to contamination, or the disposal of non-recyclable materials into
Did you know that CU has an on-campus recycling facility? The Recycling Operations Center (ROC) is an intermediate step in the recycling process between campus buildings and the end markets for recycling.
One of the first steps to living an environmentally friendly lifestyle is to eliminate plastic bags from your life. This action can start to feel arbitrary - is switching to reusable bags really making that much of a difference? This article serves as a reminder to those who have eliminated plastic bags from their life that YES, it makes a big difference, and to encourage those who haven’t eliminated plastic bags why it is important to do so.
An individual following a zero waste lifestyle is someone who has consciously made changes to their habits in order to support a non-polluting future. Our generation is the first to grow up in a world that requires all of us to implement
It’s a new year and a new semester, which means it’s a perfect time to reflect on past habits and work to be better not only for ourselves, but for our planet. I asked our Zero Waste Outreach team what they're doing to work towards living a
Recycling seems like an obvious solution to the plastic waste issue plaguing our oceans, air and soil. However, there are many challenges faced by the recycling industry that individual consumers can alleviate. Poor recycling quality due
Plastic production is a huge problem, and it is increasing exponentially - by 448 million tons since 2015 (nationalgeographic.com). In a world that produces so much plastic, it is nearly impossible to avoid having unrecyclable plastics in
You’ve probably heard that there is a lot of plastic in the ocean, but did you know about the floating trash island known as The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? What is The Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The Great Pacific Garbage
Although we're in the midst of a pandemic, that doesn't mean we should neglect the environment. Here are a few ways to make sure the environment remains healthy during COVID-19. Negative environmental effects of COVID-19 A spike in biomedical waste
The following comments were delivered by Dave Newport, Environmental Center Director, to open the 26th Annual Campus Sustainability Summit on April 18, 2019. Welcome to to the 26th edition of the CU Campus Sustainability Summit. This annual event,