ASU Bike Co-Op keeps students green and moving
By Jessica LagreidUndergraduate, W.P. Carey School of BusinessStudent Worker, Global Institute Of Sustainability Ever feel like you are competing in the Tour de France as you just try to make
Striving to be green
Arizona Republicby Ginger D. Richardson The Phoenix region knows that all too well and, it seems, is constantly reminded of its shortcomings. The Valley is lashed in national surveys for
State's lag in solar energy production examined
East Valley Tribuneby Mike Branom Arizona has plenty of sunshine, but that has yet to translate into an equal amount of solar energy production. > Read more
ASU wind turbines generate electricity and interest
Why has Arizona State University installed six parapet wind turbines on the roof of the recently remodeled Global Institute of Sustainability building? Wind turbines generate electricity from a free and
Planting commemorates ASU’s sustainability efforts
The Arbor Day Foundation is recognizing ASU for its best practices in campus community forestry through the Tree Campus USA program. The Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota held a tree-planting
Surplus Property is zero waste
ASU Surplus Property has identified Zero Waste as an area that we believe can have a big impact on for ASU and the environment. Evaluating our trash tonnage over the
Spotlight department of the month: School of Theatre and Film
When you think about it, the theater department in any university is potentially one of the biggest producers of waste on campus. Every production needs new sets, costumes, and a
ASU Paint Services' Reclaimed Paint Program
Beginning January of 2008, ASU Paint Services started a Recycled Paint Program. Throughout the years, the Paint Shop accumulates a surplus of perfectly usable water-based paint. Our paint is received
Sustainability viewpoints
Sustainability is All About Efficiency These days most of us are consumed with budget concerns and the economy. It’s times like these that people often question the relevance of sustainability.
Spotlight employee of the Month: Dawn Ratcliffe
If there had been a Global Institute of Sustainability, or a similar program, at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte when Dawn Ratcliffe was a student in the mid-’90s,
Recycling do’s and don’ts
DO recycle all of the items listed in this link in your commingled bins: http://uabf.asu.edu/recycling_commingled. Please note that aerosol cans will most likely not be accepted with the other commingled items
Supplier corner - large recycler of the year
Carpet America Recovery Effort names Shaw Industries the Large Recycler of the Year. Shaw has recycled more than 100 million pounds of post-consumer carpet through the Evergreen Nylon Recycling facility, gaining