Office for Sustainability

📢 The Big Yard Sale is back on May 15 & 16! 🌿 This sale is about more than just saving money on new and lightly used items. This event diverts tens of thousands of pounds from the landfill, and proceeds support the Rethink Waste Office and our local Sierra Club. ♻️ ➡️ Friday, May 15, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. is the presale for UR students, faculty, and staff. ➡️ Saturday, May 16, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. is open to the public. This...

🤝 And that's a wrap on another academic year, Spiders! We are so grateful to have spent the last nine months with you all — collaborating, problem solving, growing our campus green spaces, and dreaming of a more sustainable UR! 💚 🤩 One of our favorite events that we hold at the end of the year is the Sustainability Banquet. It's our way of celebrating important conversations, innovations, research, and projects that have elevated...

Bryan Park got a little extra love this Earth Month! 🌍️ 🗑️ Thanks to the volunteers who helped us collect 12 pounds of litter and then joined us for local shopping at the RVA Big Market. It was a very full and meaningful morning spent in support of the Richmond community. 💚 👏 Shout out to Engagement Interns Claire Wiley and Ava Carpenter for leading another successful Richmond outing! To learn about more upcoming events and...