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

Tips for Sustainable Artwork For those of you who are artistically inclined, art supplies can be deceptively bad for the environment, with polluting materials and lots of extra plastic. In addition, the way people Read More ...

9th Annual Shred Fest Results On Friday, July 19th, University Facilities and Services hosted its ninth annual Shred Fest event in collaboration with Iron Mountain, the company that provides secure document destruction services for the Read More ...

Student’s Corner Single-Use Straw Alternatives When did you last use a straw? What was it made out of? I received my first metal straw at the Post Landfill Action Network’s Read More ...

Palm Oil: The Good, The Bad, and The Yummy Have you ever looked at the ingredient list on your food and saw the ingredient palm oil? Chances are that you have, since palm oil is estimated to be in 50% Read More ...

Sustainability Superstar: The Department of History A few months ago, the Green Reps newsletter shared its Green Office Checklist. Jacqui Rizzo (pictured right, with Kristi Pakusch), the administrative assistant in the Department of History, contacted us Read More ...

Student’s Corner Back to School – Sustainably! College move in can be a stressful time that leads to a lot of waste ending up in landfills. It’s important to be extra conscious 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

EMILY SU (PICTURED ABOVE) is a member of the class of 2022 studying Public Health (Health Policy), Business, and Music. She developed her love for environmentalism and sustainability through her 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 community. Read More ...

Team Green

University Facilities and Services Mission

University Facilities and Services Mission

February 24, 2014

To create and manage a physical environment that promotes academics, student life, healthcare, research, and public service at the University of Rochester through our core values of teamwork, trust, integrity, 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. The 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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