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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...
Posted: September 10, 2013, 10:37 AM
Check out the inside scoop: News on composting & recycling!
Stay up to date on how you can pitch in!
Report Departmental Recycling : Time for All StAR (All State Agencies Recycle) Survey! Total campus waste and recycling weights must be sent to the Maryland Department of the Environment....
Posted: January 28, 2013, 12:22 PM
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...
Posted: January 8, 2013, 5:10 PM
