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Carter-Finley Expands Compost Effort

When the Wolfpack returns to Carter-Finley Stadium for its first home football game, so will composting and recycling in order to reduce gameday waste.
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NC State Adopts Sustainability Strategic Plan

The Sustainability Council has completed development of NC State's Sustainability Strategic Plan, which will guide sustainability efforts through 2022.
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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.

Architecture Students Design, Build

A student-built facility will help advance productivity of the campus Agroecology Education Farm, which grows sustainable farm-to-fork produce for university dining halls.
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Sharing Sustainability In Senegal

A study abroad experience in Scotland and an Alternative Service Break trip to Belize are how NC State graduate Jack Alcorn ended up in Senegal.
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At This Campus Lab, Worms Eat Your Leftovers

Worms at the NC State Composting Learning Lab recycle organic material like food waste into compost.
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Four Years In, EcoVillage Impact Builds

Since EcoVillage launched in 2013 at Bragaw Residence Hall, more than 250 students have participated in the village’s sustainability-themed experiences.
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Net-Zero Near Antarctica

A unique building design competition provides NC State engineering students with real-world experience.