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Help keep items out of the landfill by donating them!
New to the Residence Halls and Apartment Community Center this week are the big green "Retriever ReStore" bins! Use these bins to donate gently used, unwanted goods such as Kitchen appliances,...
December 13, 2024
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8:08 AM
Use this guide to help you sort your waste on campus!
Did you know UMBC has 5 streams of waste for the campus community to use? With 5 streams, we know sorting can be confusing. Use this guide to improve your waste-sorting skills and help UMBC divert...
December 10, 2024
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12:16 PM
Have an excess of plastic grocery bags, Amazon mailers, packing pillows, or other single use, filmy plastics that cant go in our regular recycling? Help keep them out of the landfill by bringing...
November 20, 2024
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10:55 AM
In need of a closet refresh?
Bring a bag of your old clothes/accessories to the Commons Quad anytime between 11 and 2pm this Friday, 11/15 to swap with other members of the campus community! Faculty, staff and students are...
November 14, 2024
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12:49 PM
Have questions, concerns, or ideas related to climate action or sustainability on campus? Jump on and join the Office of Sustainability to share and contribute to our update of UMBC's Climate...
November 11, 2024
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8:11 AM
Last day to sign up for our trail restoration event!
Join us tomorrow, the 8th at the Chesapeake Arena at 12:00 to restore the Herbert Run Greenway trail and beautify it for our campus community to continue to enjoy! RSVP with this form! Make sure...
November 7, 2024
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10:14 AM
Read all about it!
The GES Department is proud to highlight one of our faculty, Dr. Matthew Fagan, for his involvement in a new study in the Nature journal. The study looks at where natural (not human managed)...
October 31, 2024
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10:58 AM
Enjoy hiking? You can do it here on campus!
The Eco-Ambassador and Office of Sustainability team is working to restore our on-campus hiking trail, the Herbert Run Greenway, and we need your help! The restoration effort will take place from...
October 31, 2024
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9:18 AM
Help us name a new program, and get a free compost bin!
Pop in to Sustainability's Office Hour today (Monday, 10/28 in Math/Psych 105) anytime between 12- 1245 to ask questions, suggest ideas, or relay concerns to Office of Sustainability staff! We...
October 28, 2024
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8:23 AM
Hello Retrievers! October is Campus Sustainability Month and the UMBC Office of Sustainability has exciting news -- we are kicking off the process to update our university's Climate Action...
October 4, 2024
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1:00 PM