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Wrapping Up A Plastic Problem
NC State now collects plastic film for recycling at select campus locations.
At Shack-a-thon, Alpha Gamma Rho Wins For Sustainability
The Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling awarded a Most Sustainable Shack Award to the student group that most incorporated sustainability into their shack.
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge About Composting On Campus
In honor of the 2018 International Compost Awareness Week, test your knowledge of compost on campus.
Student Leads Effort to Boost Recycling At D.H. Hill Library
Student Kyra Levau spends enough time at D.H. Hill Library to know where the trash cans are ‒ and are not. As she studied on...
Student Launches Composting Program In Campus Apartments
Residents of Wolf Village Apartments have access to kitchen composting courtesy of a compost collection program started by a student.
NC State Students Launch Company To Modernize Dumpsters
Through a startup called Trashr, these NC State students want to create a smarter dumpster that improves the efficiency of waste collection.
NC State Dining Launches New Compostable Coca-Cola Cups
NC State Dining now offers compostable cups at its Talley Student Union and On the Oval locations.
Big Win For Waste Diversion
During the 2017 football season, Carter-Finley Stadium diverted 42 percent of gameday waste from landfill through recycling and composting efforts.
2017 Shack-A-Thon | Most Sustainable Shack Award
Shack-a-thon is an annual student-led fundraising event for the Wake County chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Student groups sign up, build a temporary “shack” for...
Students Start Business To Tackle Textile Waste
NC State students and Park Scholars Emily Neville and Carly Kvietok launched Reborn Clothing Co. to revive clothes you no longer wear into new, useful products.