by Sydney Golding | Aug 27, 2021 | Academics, ASG, Bicycles, Campus Resource, Commuters, Consumption, Food, Green Living, Higher Education, Office for Sustainability, Recycling, Sustainable Purchasing, Transportation, Waste, Water
The start of a new academic year always brings about a revived sense of excitement and anticipation. If you’re an incoming freshman, this is the start of a new way of life – full of newfound freedoms and the power to become your best self. The Office for...
by Julia Nall | Jul 8, 2020 | Features, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Recycling, RSO
We’ll be highlighting RSO’s from the RSO Sustainability Coalition. If you’re interested in joining one of these organizations, be sure to check out their social media and HogSync page! Meet the Recyclebacks, an RSO dedicated to keeping our community...
by Julia Nall | Mar 11, 2019 | Campus Resource, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Recycling, Waste, Zero Waste
As it stands today, the University of Arkansas is on track with our current diversion goals for zero-waste, which sounds great! But what exactly is diversion? Diversion is actually the redirection of recyclables that would have been previously wasted… aka, re-using...
by Linden Cheek | Jun 28, 2017 | Agriculture, Energy, Food, Green Living, Recycling, Waste
Don’t get me wrong; recycling is a very good thing. Making new products from old materials – especially when it comes to plastics, papers, aluminum, and glass – can use significantly less energy than making a new product from virgin material. However,...
