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April 1, 2019

Confetti on campus creates problems for local environment, campus grounds crew

Spring in Athens is an exciting time for many as the weather warms up, flowers start blooming and the end of the semester...

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March 21, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: The Urban Pollinator Project

The Green Roof Garden on top of the Geography-Geology building at the University of Georgia has flourished since 2007,...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grant Projects: Trash Music

As the saying goes, one person’s trash is another’s treasure. But for Ciyadh Wells, one person’s trash is another’s...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: Assessing and reducing the use of palm oil at UGA

Odds are, if you pick up any processed snack food, cleaning product or cosmetic product inside your home right now,...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: Building better businesses through the B Corp framework

University of Georgia MBA student Zack Godfrey is challenging business owners in Georgia to rethink their practices...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: Bicycle-powered vermicompost sifter

UGArden, a community garden at the University of Georgia focused on creating a sustainable food system through teaching...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: Speaking with nature at Lake Herrick

In 2002, all water activities at the University of Georgia’s Lake Herrick ceased. Declining water quality due to human...

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March 5, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: Guarding Gorillas through Electronics and Elementary Art

Gorillas, old cell phones, and hundreds of third graders. While at first glance, these three things might not have a...

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Shout out to fellow @universityofga Dawg @AmyLBrooks90 for her work referenced in this article in #Recycling. @ugaalumniassoc @SustainableUGA #EarthDay #ReduceReuseRecycle #sustainability https://t.co/qLtjC6Xf5g Sustainable UGA Retweeted

Caroline Jones

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It’s UGA Earth Week! Being sustainable doesn’t have to be difficult - little things (like recycling your old cell phones) can make a big impact! #guardiansofthegorillas https://t.co/uxbo34gKO9 Sustainable UGA Retweeted

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The Red & Black These buses can travel more than 1,100 miles on a single charge and have twice the horsepower and five times the efficiency of a diesel bus! This is an awesome step forward in creating a greener campus
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Jaya Rose Georgina Hendricks are you driving an electric bus at ECU? Maybe a graduate education at UGA is what you need! ...

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Save Water, Win Thousands in Prizes | My Water Pledge Remember to take the pledge to conserve water here, and start to implement water-saving methods in your own life! Athens is competing against Gainesville, Florida, to get the most pledges, so sign the pledge today!
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MAY 3 - MAY 11. Donate not dump! We will have over 20 donation sites conveniently placed by all our residence halls. Donate your unwanted futons, mini-fridges, books, clothing, etc! 7 Likes

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A Case for a Market-Driven Green New Deal https://t.co/QqENgptQ3i

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Tonight: Head to Cine Athens for a screening of Hidden Rivers. Exploring the rivers and streams of the Southern Appalachian region, this new documentary film follows the work of conservation biologists and explorers throughout the region and reveals both the ... 11 Likes

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Thanks to everyone who came out for our annual Yoga Under the Stars event and thanks to our intern Lily Houston for organizing such a fun event! 29 Likes

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Let's join @SustainableUGA for these awesome Earth Week events! 🌎💚🌊🌳💙 #EarthDay2019 #UGAMicroGrad https://t.co/dqAeHiJ3H4 Sustainable UGA Retweeted

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Check out all of the awesome Earth Week events we have planned here! Next Wednesday, Ciné is hosting a film screening of "Hidden Rivers," a new documentary following conservation biologists and explorers throughout the Southern Appalachian region. https://t.co/V6zbigrhaf https://t.co/GEN9jqw3FI

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How to Minimize Exposures to Hormone Disrupters https://t.co/0FWqUidd3s

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Sustainability + You: Harris Jamal Find out what sustainability means to our sustainability and health intern, Harris Jamal!
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Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division Was just having a convo about this with someone today!
Any container containing a lot of thick and sticky residue, like a can of spaghetti sauce or a jar of peanut butter, should be rinsed. The leftover residue can ruin ... 2 Likes

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Meet Denise - one of our Reed EcoReps! She is studying Animal Science and is from Jonesboro, GA. ♻️ come meet Denise at Reed Hall’s Movie Night this Saturday evening 🍿 “I choose to become a Eco-Rep, because I knew ... 3 Likes

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UGA Office of Sustainability Hey Watershed followers! We’ll be moving our Watershed UGA content over to the Sustainable UGA accounts for now. You can like the Office of Sustainability’s Facebook page down below and follow @SustainableUGA on Twitter and sustainable_uga on Instagram for not ... 1 Likes

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Confetti on campus creates problems for local environment, campus grounds crew

Campus Sustainability Grants: The Urban Pollinator Project

Campus Sustainability Grant Projects: Trash Music

Campus Sustainability Grants: Assessing and reducing the use of palm oil at UGA

Campus Sustainability Grants: Building better businesses through the B Corp framework

Campus Sustainability Grants: Bicycle-powered vermicompost sifter

Campus Sustainability Grants: Speaking with nature at Lake Herrick

Campus Sustainability Grants: Guarding Gorillas through Electronics and Elementary Art

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