The Green Dandelion – Sustainability at the University of Rochester – provided to you by Facilities & Services

2022 Yearend Waste Diversion Report The full 2022 Yearend Waste Diversion report is available to view here. In this report, you will see the waste diversion rate across various campus areas, the tonnages of materials diverted, Read More ...

Student’s Corner My experience composting with Impact Earth Did you know that nearly 120 billion pounds of food are wasted every year in the United States? Food waste in the residential sector makes Read More ...

3 Tips to make your coffee more sustainable 1) Brew your own joe Save yourself both time and money by skipping the daily cafe trips and opting for a homemade brew instead! Not only are you cutting down on Read More ...

University creates Institute for Human Health and the Environment The University launched the Institute for Human Health and the Environment (IHHE) to support new research and solve local, regional and global health problems associated with how where we live, Read More ...

Student’s Corner In 2015, the United Nations established the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a form of renewal of the millennium development goals (MDGs) established in the 2000s. These 17 goals (the SDGs) functioned as Read More ...

While on spring break With UR being on spring break this week, and many of us traveling across the country (and even world), it is easy to forget how to be sustainable. From beach Read More ...

About

February 24, 2014

The University of Rochester Facilities and Services Sustainability Blog, serves as a forum for discussion of and communications regarding sustainability at the University of Rochester. Run by interested staff with Read More ...

About

Authors

May 25, 2011

LUGARDO MARROQUIN (pictured above) is a member of the Class of 2024 and is majoring in International Relations and double-minoring in Audio and Music Engineering and Music. Experiencing environmental inequalities Read More ...

Authors

Team Green

February 24, 2014

Facilities Team Green (FTG) is a group of undergraduate student staff who work to make sustainability more accessible for their peers on campus, and for everyone in the University Read More ...

Team Green

University Facilities and Services Mission

University Facilities and Services Mission

February 24, 2014

To support the University in accomplishing its academic, healthcare, research and public service missions by providing responsive, competitive and high-value services for a safe and functional physical environment. University Facilities Read More ...

Green Reps program

Green Reps program

February 6, 2018

Green Reps are a team of University of Rochester employees from many different departments who care about workplace sustainability. They act as sustainability advocates, teachers, and liaisons in their department. Read More ...

Awards

Awards

February 12, 2018

The University of Rochester has won multiple awards pertaining to many topics of sustainability. Our Arboretum has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA since 2010 and our campus as Read More ...

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