Campus Litter Clean-Up Event

Help the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling keep the campus clean in celebration of Earth Day! There will be prizes, food, and best of all, Aubie! This is a great opportunity to hang out with friends, and meet other students, and the team! Start at the table on the…

ContributorApril 11, 2023

Guest Posts SDG12 SDG13 Updates

The Song of the Taiwanese Trash Truck

by Jesse Teel Taiwan had the unfortunate nickname “Garbage Island.” Trash polluted the environment through littering and burning. Mountains of waste rotted in the streets. Taiwan initiated a waste management overhaul and the last two decades have seen a transformation to a clean, largely litter-free country. The waste and recycling…

ContributorJanuary 27, 2023

Guest Posts SDG12 Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Updates

I never stopped thinking green…

by Jerald Crook Jerald as an Auburn Freshman, holding his teddy bear (Jay). Jay today. “Should I show them my sustainability-themed bear from when I worked at Build-a-Bear?” The three dots from my fellow Auburn band alum Becca’s (‘11) end of the iMessage chat popped up immediately. *bwoop* “Probably not.”…

ContributorNovember 14, 2022

Guest Posts SDG12

Once is Not Enough. Recycle.

By Joan Hicken. Colorful illustration of the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle. Living sustainably is about making small changes. It is important to remember the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle. Practicing them will reduce the amount of waste you produce. Adopting these habits now will set…

adminAugust 9, 2021

Guest Posts SDG12

Are You Recycling Correctly? Maybe.

By David Knowles. There are intricacies to waste sorting that we think we understand but we really really do not. Your local recycling program might not accept all recyclable items and putting things in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled will contaminate the recycling stream. This can be confusing,…

adminMarch 24, 2021

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: Waste: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone

“There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” - Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff Envision a world where human civilization, including everything we build and use, has a regenerative and restorative impact on the planet, where what we make and how…

Mike KenslerSeptember 3, 2019

The Song of the Taiwanese Trash Truck

I never stopped thinking green…

Once is Not Enough. Recycle.

Are You Recycling Correctly? Maybe.

Director’s Corner: Waste: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone

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