Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a day to celebrate the impact and importance of recycling. University of Kentucky Recycling will participate in this national celebration with six installations across campus that highlight how recycling helps...
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Introducing UK Recycling’s Waste Wizard
UK Recycling is excited to announce a new addition to our website, the Waste Wizard! With this new tool, learning about what is recyclable at UK is quicker and easier than ever before. The Waste Wizard functions as a...
In Case You Missed It: Away Is Not a Place
“Just throw it away.” I’m sure that’s a common thing you’ve heard or even said, and it’s usually in reference to what we think of as being ‘trash’. It’s an interesting sentence since a quick Google search shows that...
In Case You Missed It: Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum
As the University for Kentucky, we have a responsibility to advance our Commonwealth. In doing so, our influence extends beyond Kentucky’s borders. That is why sustainability remains a priority in our daily...
Cenergistic, a partner in sustainability at the University of Kentucky
Cenergistic is a self-funded conservation platform that transforms energy usage into a sustainable success story. Cenergistic commits to improving energy efficiency, create healthier buildings, optimizing existing...
UK Recycling’s Give & Go Donation Stations return for 7th year
University of Kentucky Recycling, in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Bluegrass, is continuing to offer their Give and Go Donation Stations for the seventh year. The stations, set up in the lobby of...
In Case You Missed It!: Smart and Sustainable Challenge: Pick It Up!
The Smart and Sustainable Challenge is presented by UK Smart Campus, UK Sustainability and UK Student Government Association, with support from UK Grounds, UK Recycling, and UK Facilities Information Services. The...
Prescribed fire planned for The Arboretum to support native plant life
During the month of March, staff at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky will administer a prescribed fire to help remove thatch that builds up from the grasses and wildflowers over time. The...
UK Recycling to Host Sixth Annual Thrift Shop Pop-Up
UK Recycling is excited to announce its sixth annual Thrift Shop Pop-Up in partnership with Student Organizations and Activities and Wildcat Wardrobe! The Pop-Up shop promotes reuse on campus, helping UK to achieve our...
Smart and Sustainable Challenge: Pick It Up!
The Smart and Sustainable Challenge is presented by UK Smart Campus, UK Sustainability and UK Student Government Association (SGA), with support from UK Grounds, UK Recycling, and UK Facilities Information Services. The...
Everybody Eats: A Survey About Food Waste
SIP Interns: What are they up to? Interested in expanding educational materials related to food waste reduction, Elizabeth Hellmann, a junior Environmental Studies and Sustainability major and UK Recycling intern...
Practice an Eco-Friendly Winter
As winter temperature drops approach, it is the perfect time to make changes in energy consumption and reducing environmental impact. Winter may seem like a sustainability challenge, but using the right strategies to...
UK Recycling Launches Oscar AI Rewards System
By: Ryan Lark UK Recycling has introduced a rewards program to incentivize use of their Oscar AI waste sorting system. Last Spring, UK Recycling unveiled Oscar, a technology which identifies the user’s waste and...
Celebrate sustainably this holiday season
Looking for easy ways to reduce your waste this holiday season? University of Kentucky Recycling offers easy ideas to celebrate while being zero-waste this holiday season. Reconsider cards. Greeting cards...
Fabricating Play: The Big Blue Bench Comes to Cornerstone
The Big Blue Bench (figure 1) is a furniture piece and public art installation that serves as a prototype to demonstrate the reuse of plastic waste as building material (figure 2). The product is one result of a...
