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April 30, 2019

Campus Sustainability Grants: UGA Recycle Education Initiative

Incoming freshmen at the University of Georgia receive lessons and training on a few important topics before coming...

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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Rare Sea Turtles Are Smashing Nesting Records Across the US Southeast Elias Marat - Sea turtles are doing very well this year, with near-record nests being made around the U.S.
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Great Georgia Pollinator Census needs more counters This August, more than 900 Georgians will make history by participating in the first citizen-powered census of pollinators in the United States.
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Supporting Athens through AmeriCorp VISTA Network - UGA Public Service and Outreach The VISTA Network does absolutely mindblowing things with limited capacity and limitless devotion. The Office of Sustainability has a food-related VISTA position open for applications. (closing June 17th).
Details here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=89083&fromSearch=true
Combatting food insecurity, overseeing middle school gardens and organizing ... 8 Likes

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Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division For those who have been asking where to drop off food waste once out of the residence halls, you can now take them to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) at 1005 College Ave!
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Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department Go DAWGS! In this video, Mayor Lauren Poe of Gainesville, FL cheers for the UGA Bulldogs (albeit, unenthusiastically) as part of a bet with Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz. The bet coincided with the Wyland Foundation's National Mayor's Challenge for ... 2 Likes

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Megan Reeves (AB '18) has always cared about the environment. Her #UGA Sustainability Certificate turned her passion into a career at Cox Enterprises.
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Megan Reeves (AB ’18) is working to preserve the future https://t.co/Y3XiqPm0O6

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Congratulations to “Surf, Sail, Save” - the winners of last week's 3rd annual Life’s a Pitch competition co-sponsored by the UGA Society of Entrepreneurs, @SustainableUGA and @UGAEntr! https://t.co/drV8qPgZRO Sustainable UGA Retweeted

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Happy #EarthDay! @universityofga students can do their part by NOT throwing confetti on North Campus during #Graduation pix.
I'll be working on this story today for @gradynewsource @ 5
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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! 8 Likes

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

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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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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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Campus Sustainability Grants: UGA Recycle Education Initiative

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

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