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

Guest Blogger: The Four C’s to Recycling Success

The below article is by Alison Richardson who works in the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling at the University of Michigan. Last summer, the office worked to compile recycling best...

Posted: December 2, 2011, 11:15 AM

AASHE Student Diary Series: Live from COP 17

Eleven students from Dickinson College (PA) blog live from South Africa in this installment of the AASHE Bulletin Sustainability Student Diary series. The students are participants in the 17th...

Posted: November 30, 2011, 6:43 PM

Higher Education’s Future - Not Failing the 3R’s

Institutions of higher education (IHEs) may seem to be doing just fine in these uncertain times: enrollments continue to increase; students are graduating in record numbers; and funding appears to...

Posted: November 29, 2011, 10:15 AM