zero waste

  • pumpkins and squash on a table
    Temperatures are dropping, and leaves are starting to change colors, signaling that fall is making its way to campus and Boulder. As it does, many of us will turn to cooking and baking to welcome the new season.
  • plastic bottles on a beach
    With so much content coming our way every day, it can be difficult to differentiate between true facts and myths, especially when it comes to recycling. We're here to help clarify some of those common myths that you may have read about or heard.
  • presidents sustainable solution winners
    All of the presentations at the 2022 President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge had one goal: to make Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ more sustainable.
  • Ralphie's Green Stampede students
    Ralphie’s Green Stampede, a partnership between the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Environmental Center, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Athletics and Facilities Management, has completed another successful basketball season.
  • Center for Community on campus
    At the SSC Pitch Night on April 14, the five finalists will present their ideas for improving environmental quality, resource efficiency and social equity on campus in front of a panel of judges and an audience of community members.
  • trashbot
    Each year, over 90 million tons of recyclable materials end up in U.S. landfills.  The inefficiency of the recycling system in the U.S. is largely due to contamination, or the disposal of non-recyclable materials into
  • women carrying corn
    The animal agriculture industry is the leading cause of most environmental degradation that is currently occurring. These detrimental effects happen as a result of overgrazing, habitat loss, overfishing and more. We are currently
  • employee at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ recycling center
    Did you know that Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ has an on-campus recycling facility? The Recycling Operations Center (ROC) is an intermediate step in the recycling process between campus buildings and the end markets for recycling.
  • vegetables on a table
    Regenerative agriculture has many benefits for the economy, society and our environment.
  • trash full of food items
    Food waste: it is an insanely important sustainability issue that we can improve within our own homes. Research estimates that upwards of 50% of the total amount of food that is wasted comes from our own kitchens. As a forefront topic
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