What UMBC is Doing

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

Over 20 sustainability web tools to explore campus features, review green data, and measure your own impact

UMBC has a history of working to implement sustainable practices on campus while also researching sustainable opportunities in the classroom. These actions create and demonstrate positive social, economic, and environmental impacts both locally and globally. 

Ratings & Recognition

AASHE STARS Seal Gold

second nature marks of distinction

2021 MDE Sustainability Leadership Award Winner

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Featured News

Update on Library Pond & plantings (Retriever Weekly)

Zachary Garmoe for TRW NEWS Postlewate updates UMBC on the pond’s status BY KAILA PHILO   •   SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 KAILA PHILO Contributing Writer kaphilo1@umbc.edu There have been...

Posted: October 5, 2015, 3:13 PM

Dr. Jeff Halverson talks about Hurricane Joaquin on NPR

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jeff Halverson, severe weather expert for the Capitol Weather Gang. He also teaches meteorology at University Of Maryland, Baltimore County about how and why...

Posted: October 2, 2015, 8:19 AM

Why/how I am using fewer plastic bags: reduce/reuse/recycle

Why and how I am wasting fewer plastic bags By Sarah Douglas, UMBC Eco-Ambassador  Plastic bags are handed out all over, but I’ve learned the negative impacts of plastic bags on the environment...

Posted: October 1, 2015, 3:08 PM