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Rob Handfield Leading the Charge for Ethical Apparel
Rob Handfield and fellow NC State researchers have developed the Ethical Apparel Index to promote ethical, sustainable supplier factories worldwide.
Go Plastic Free: Why and How
Be part of the solution to plastic pollution at NC State and beyond.
Field Trip to New Bern Paper Mill with Professor Meg Blanchard Sparks Interest in Soft Biodegradable Electronics Among Teachers, Graduate Students
High school science teachers and researchers from NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had an opportunity to gain firsthand experience with bio-based electronics during a field trip connected to two grant-funded projects involving Professor and University Faculty Scholar Meg Blanchard.
Wrapping Up A Plastic Problem
NC State now collects plastic film for recycling at select campus locations.
A Sustainable Future For Cotton
Industry experts in textile sustainability gathered for the Cotton and Sustainability Symposium hosted by the Wilson College of Textiles on Nov. 1
This Lab Went Paperless And Saved $30,000
The $105 lab manual once required for a popular NC State biotechnology course is now history. Learn why.
Certified Sustainable: University Housekeeping Showcases Innovation
NC State’s nearly 300 housekeepers clean campus more effectively and sustainably than ever, and University Housekeeping is looking to raise the bar even more.
It’s Electric! Grounds Management Tests Battery-Powered Equipment
NC State’s Grounds Management is hoping you won’t hear its latest sustainability innovation -- a new line of electric lawn care equipment.
Students Drive Campus Switch From Plastic Bags
If you need a bag at an NC State campus convenience store or dining location, it will be paper -- not plastic -- because of a three-year, student-driven effort to reduce the university’s landfill waste.
University Housekeeping Receives Green Cleaning Award
NC State University Housekeeping has been recognized nationally as a Silver winner in the annual Green Cleaning Award for Schools and Universities competition sponsored by...