44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020
397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016
26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020
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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
Sustainable Design: Green features of our new PAHB building!
Recycling rain, reducing pollution & saving waver & energy!
The new Performing Arts and Humanities Building is certainly a hub of creativity. But the building is more than a shell to house the arts, it has state of the arts innovations built into it's very...
Posted: May 15, 2013, 4:58 PM
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
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