by | Mar 28, 2016 | Athletics, Recycle, Volunteer
The Office for Sustainability is looking for Razorbacks Baseball fans to help out with a study of recycling during Sunday’s baseball game against Missouri at Baum Stadium. Volunteers will get to watch the baseball game against Missouri while helping us learn...
by Linden Cheek | Mar 21, 2016 | Recycle, Zero Waste
It also saves Water, Energy, and reduces GHG Emissions A few days ago, as I was tossing out a thick wad of paper consisting of notes and practice exams for a mid-term I had just bombed, I found myself lamenting the waste. “Poor trees,” I thought, “If only I had not...
by | Mar 16, 2016 | Greek Life, Green Living, Zero Waste
The Office for Sustainability and Greek life have teamed up to create a Sustainability Liaison position for each house to aid in the efforts of creating a more sustainable campus. Each Sustainability Liaison will collaborate with the Office for Sustainability to...
by | Feb 29, 2016 | Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Zero Waste
The Office for Sustainability recently partnered with the University of Arkansas Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as they hosted the regional SWE conference. Hailey Flatte, was the sustainability coordinator for the conference and was in charge of facilitating...
by | Feb 26, 2016 | Competitions & Programs, Events, OFS Events, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, Waste, Zero Waste
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – University Housing’s residence halls finished the fourth week of the national RecycleMania Competition last week. Students and staff recycled a total of 3,230 pounds of cardboard, cans, plastic and mixed paper during that time, according to...
by | Feb 8, 2016 | Greek Life, Residence Halls, Waste, Zero Waste
The Office for Sustainability has been collaborating with Greek life over the past few semesters to improve Greek life’s recycling program. The partnership began back in spring 2014 with a recycling program that was to take place during Panhellenic formal recruitment...