Greg Farley, director of University Sustainability, presented a University Sustainability Update during the October Staff Senate general business meeting. For those who missed the meeting, or would like to re-watch the session, the recording is now available here.
A few follows-ups to questions asked in the presentation are below:
Recycling at Science and Technology Update:
- The Better Bins Preview in Katherine Johnson Hall is on the 1st floor only – largely because funding does not allow the pilot to expand the whole building (yet).
- Updated waste and recycling labels should go out institution-wide sometime in the next 8-10 months. The Office of Sustainability does not have a firm timeline yet, but the labels seen in the presentation will be coming to SciTech.
- Glass recycling for events is institution-wide now; when you put in a work request for an event, please specify if you need glass recycling.
Regarding surplus and small electronic waste (e-waste), the two processes are interlinked — please start the process by putting in a work request for Surplus. Once the Surplus team finds the e-waste, they will coordinate with the Information Technology team to clear it and make sure it is recycled in the correct manner.
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