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Sustainability Office Releases New Waste Computer Game
What level of Zero Waste Champion are you?
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earthday UMBC's Sustainability Office has released a Waste 101 web-based computer game. This game tests your waste know-how on campus!  What level of...
April 21, 2020 · 9:46 AM
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A vote for Retriever Treasure in Prove It! can save you $$$
One Retriever's trash is another Retriever's Treasure!
Vote here for a thrift store from rescued items! SGA's Prove It! competition features many student groups looking to create real change on campus. This week, UMBC students vote for the grant...
March 21, 2014 · 10:43 PM
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New Paid Student Internship: Recycling Promotions, Feb-March
Seeking student to lead outreach efforts for recyclemania
We are excited to announce a new paid opportunity for a student dedicated to helping protect the environment by reducing waste and raising awareness on Reycling!   Help to engage the campus and...
January 23, 2014 · 12:04 PM
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Commons' New Waste Bins: Learn about Composting on Campus!
All About Compost: Learn How, Who, Why & Where @UMBC!
As you returned or arrived to campus in the fall, you may have seen the new waste bins (including compost!) in the Commons. In case you were wondering, here's how they came to be, and how you can...
September 10, 2013 · 10:37 AM
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Taking time to compost in The Commons, from Retriever Wkly
An article from the Retriever Weekly describing composting!
Everyone has heard mutterings of a new composting system on UMBC campus this semester, but some people are still unsure about the facts. What can you compost and where? What are the benefits of...
January 8, 2013 · 5:10 PM
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AASHE Interview Series: Herb Sharpe, Corporate Director of Education and Health Care Solutions at Waste Management
Judy Walton, AASHE's Chief Publications Officer, recently interviewed Herb Sharpe, Corporate Director of Education and Health Care Solutions at Waste Management, an AASHE Business Leader Member....
January 8, 2013 · 2:33 PM
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Talking Trash for America Recycles Day
Happy America Recycles Day to all! In celebration of the 15th annual event today (November 15), AASHE offers two different takes on the day and opportunities it presents for higher education....
November 15, 2012 · 4:54 PM
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What’s going on at Rio+20
As we go into the last few days before the official Rio+20 conference, I think it is important to reflect on not only what is happening there but how it intersects with the dreams and hopes of the...
June 15, 2012 · 4:12 PM
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STARS Blog: Advancing Sustainability during the Summer Transition
Today more than ever, summer is a season of intense transition and opportunity at colleges and universities – an ideal time for advancing campus sustainability. While a new cohort of graduates...
June 4, 2012 · 3:51 PM
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Submit Your Ideas for Improving STARS
Building on the Vision for STARS 2.0 that the STARS Steering Committee distributed last month, AASHE would now like to encourage those with ideas for improving STARS to send them to...
March 1, 2012 · 1:26 PM
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