by sustain | May 1, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Events, Green Living, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Volunteer, Waste
Chartwells, the campus dining service provider and the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability recently wrapped up Project Clean Plate, a two week long event to educate students on the U of A campus about ways to reduce food waste. The project reduced at...
by sustain | Mar 31, 2014 | CCN, Competitions & Programs, Energy, Events, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Residence Halls, RIC
Campus Conservation Nationals, a three-week energy reduction competition among campus residence halls, will begin March 31 at The University of Arkansas. The competition is part of a nationwide effort at colleges and universities worldwide promoting electricity and...
by sustain | Mar 17, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Events, Green Living, Higher Education, Housing, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, RSO, Waste
Where do we stand? The University of Arkansas is ranked #3 in the SEC with a recycling rate of 17.372%. Cumulatively, we have reduced 238 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or 47 cars off the road, or the energy consumption of 21 households! View the...
by sustain | Feb 5, 2014 | Agriculture, Competitions & Programs, Events, Food Justice, Green Living, Housing, Volunteer, Waste
Chartwells, the campus dining service provider, is working with the Office for Sustainability to promote Project Clean Plate, an event to educate students and faculty on the University of Arkansas campus about ways to reduce food waste and about the harm food waste...
by sustain | Jan 31, 2014 | Challenge, Competitions & Programs, Events, Higher Education, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, RSO, Waste
The University of Arkansas has begun its seventh endeavor to be the champions of RecycleMania, an annual competition for universities across the nation to reduce waste and increase recycling rates on their campuses. The 2014 RecycleMania competition will last eight...
by sustain | Jan 23, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, RecycleMania, Waste
February 2nd marks the beginning of RecycleMania 2014 for the University of Arkansas. The Office for Sustainability will once again host the RSO recycling contest! The competition was extremely successful in 2013, and we have high hopes for 2014. Sign up by January...
