Auburn University is Tackling Stadium and Tailgate Waste Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Auburn University is Tackling Stadium and Tailgate Waste

Gameday Recycling student volunteers pause for a quick photo before distributing recycling bags to tailgaters. Post Contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction & Recycling Department Gameday Recycling is an opportunity for the university to demonstrate to the campus community that recycling and waste reduction activities are not limited to…
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August 17, 2016
From Earth Day to Sustainability and STARS: Making a Significant Difference Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating System

From Earth Day to Sustainability and STARS: Making a Significant Difference

“Auburn University is committed to integrating sustainability into all aspects of the University including: operations, instruction, research and outreach activities.  Auburn University considers sustainability a core value and strives for excellence in sustainability through continuous assessment and improvement.” -- Auburn University Sustainability Policy Statement First Earth Day demonstration in Philadelphia.…
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April 18, 2016
Director’s Corner: Waste? Humans Invented It. Nature Never Heard of It. Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Director’s Corner: Waste? Humans Invented It. Nature Never Heard of It.

“Nature doesn’t have a design problem. People do.” ~William McDonough and Michael Braungart in Cradle to Cradle Our mental models, store our internal assumptions about the way the world works, determine how we see and behave in the world.  We accept unexamined assumptions as the way things are, the way…
Mike Kensler
April 7, 2016
I Love Trash – Waste Reduction & Recycling Department’s Plans for your Trash Newsletter Archived Updates

I Love Trash – Waste Reduction & Recycling Department’s Plans for your Trash

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction & Recycling Department Auburn University’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Department (WRRD) is working to increase the university’s efforts to be more sustainable. WRRD manages all waste contracts on campus and provides waste and recycling services to the university community. The recycling program…
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March 30, 2016
Wide Selection of Sustainability Courses Offered in Fall 2016 Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Wide Selection of Sustainability Courses Offered in Fall 2016

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Students in the Intro to Sustainability course learn about stormwater management from Jeff Dumars. Academic Sustainability Programs has compiled a guide to all of the courses offered during the Fall 2016 semester, which relate to the Minor in Sustainability…
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March 30, 2016