Sustainability

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Rethink Waste: Know Where It Goes

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Feb
15
Eco-Challenge
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Feb
16
Eco-Challenge
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Join your fellow Spiders from around campus for a week of challenges and competition that promote sustainable actions... Continue reading
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Feb
17
Eco-Challenge
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Feb
18
Eco-Challenge
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Feb
19
Eco-Challenge
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Good luck on your exams next week, Green Spiders! Don't forget to take care of yourself, and make sure to spend s… https://t.co/QE04HEvbMK
#BuyLess this holiday season! Gifts don't have to be physical objects. Create a digital photo album, buy them an… https://t.co/O9OrnCeGq6
The TREX bench from our plastic bag collection has been placed in the Eco-Corridor! It was made from 95% recycled… https://t.co/Wdabdiuh9i
RT @NYTScience: “This is a historic moment in the food system,” said Eat Just’s chief executive, Josh Tetrick. “We’ve been eating meat for…
RT @MalloryNoePayne: Big river, big moon. Richmond looking mighty fine tonight. https://t.co/9U95Tk1pH4
Buy less this holiday season! Instead of buying gifts for your loved ones, cook for them, or if you're crafty, make… https://t.co/lrLDlaWuAn
RT @UNEP: It’s #GivingTuesday Why not give a gift to the planet 🌏🌍🌎? 🔹 Say no🚫 to single-use plastic 🔹 Choose low-carbon transport🚲 🔹 Ad…
The fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity's carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of the world's… https://t.co/gno1DCAPyG
Tip #4 for a more #sustainableThanksgiving: Store your leftovers sustainably, and/or compost! Swap reusable glass… https://t.co/KPXFyf67iu
THANK YOU for #composting with us over the 3 weeks before Thanksgiving break! More information on how we did in t… https://t.co/OOOGiFzZ3F
Tip #3 for a more #sustainableThanksgiving: Go vegetarian for the occasion, or at least serve less meat! Tofu has… https://t.co/GqwaL96xZu
Safe travels, Green Spiders! As you leave your dorms, remember to unplug all electronics and appliances, turn the t… https://t.co/YFJwckbneM
Tip #2 for a more #sustainableThanksgiving: Don't use disposable plastic decorations. Instead, find decorations i… https://t.co/01umLC72jF
1/2 How is #composting good for the environment? Composting cycles organic waste back into our food system, rather… https://t.co/jlub2olpVk
For many of us, when we throw our waste into the bin, it simply goes “away.” In reality, there is no away: our wast… https://t.co/1Ek6LrI9wq
2/2 How is #composting good for the environment? When food waste and compostable materials go to a composting fac… https://t.co/ZXlR2K18kg
Tip #1 for a more #sustainableThanksgiving: Use reusable or biodegradable dishes, and cloth napkins! Single-use p… https://t.co/T5icrMOkrq
Where does UR's waste go? #Compostable material is picked up by Natural Organic Processes Enterprise (NOPE). NOPE… https://t.co/dCg0vFQrtx
Where does UR's waste go? #Recycling material is picked up by County Waste and goes to the County Waste Materials… https://t.co/DRUo4UOi08