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UK celebrates America Recycles Day

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...

Katherine Johnson

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University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) researchers are turning one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing industries into an unlikely renewable energy source.

In a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management led by Tyler Barzee, assistant professor of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) and faculty fellow at the UK James B. Beam Institute for...

Katherine Johnson

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Guest Blog: Blue Collar Families Are Kentucky’s Green Energy Future!

This article was submitted by Julia Finch, Director of the Sierra Club, Kentucky chapter. Recently, my Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter colleagues and I realized that our families had all been shaped by energy and industry. Tom’s family mined coal for...

Julia Finch

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Research Sustainability Tips

Recycle your cooking oil for biofuel research at the Gobble Grease Toss

This holiday season, University of Kentucky researchers want to recycle your used cooking oil and study it. It’s part of the 14th annual Gobble Grease Toss held on Black Friday. If you’re frying a turkey this...

Katherine Johnson

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Meet PhD poster winner, Christina Thompson

Christina Thompson, a PhD student studying chemistry, was just recently awarded 1st Place award for her poster in UK’s Sustainability Showcase. As a part of pursuing her PhD, Christina works at the University of...

Julia Hill

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Flying home for break?

Stay sustainable this holiday season and consider taking advantage of our UK Transportaion Regional Airport Shuttles. By taking a UK shuttle to regional airport you will not only save yourself from having to pay for...

Katherine Johnson

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Stryker Sustainable Solutions

UK HealthCare has been in partnership with Stryker Sustainability since 2002 to drive sustainable practices via the collection and utilization of remanufactured single-patient-use medical devices. Stryker Sustainability...

Katherine Johnson

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Stay sustainable this spooky season

Don’t let spooky season scare you away from celebrating sustainability. With the help of University of Kentucky Recycling, here are easy ideas for you to reduce your waste this Halloween. Compost your pumpkins...

Katherine Johnson

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UK Department of Theatre and Dance Moves Towards Sustainability

Historically, the theater industry has been wasteful, and we need to do better. Many resources are used and often wasted to produce a theatrical play or dance concert. Productions rely on wooden sets, costumes, scripts...

Katherine Johnson

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Community Sustainability Tips

Celebrate Tree Week 2023

Join us October 6-15, 2023 for our 6th annual Tree Week, a week-long celebration of the trees and greenspaces around us! Through a series of nature and tree-themed events, Tree Week strives to foster a deeper...

Katherine Johnson

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The not-so-secret garden

Audrey Wathen scampers between the yarn-covered “wishing tree” and the spot where giddy toddlers gleefully make billowing bubbles in large orange vats. She’s trailed closely by her younger sister, Eleanor, and her best...

Katherine Johnson

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Wildcat Market Returns!

The UK Student Activities Board and the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program partnered to bring the Wildcat Market back to campus! Sponsored by Student...

Katherine Johnson

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2023 Sustainability Showcase

The UK Office Sustainability, and partners are excited to present the annual Sustainability Showcase. Once again partnering with UK Office of Undergraduate Research, UK Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the...

Katherine Johnson

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How you can stay sustainable on game days

University of Kentucky Recycling and Athletics need your help to make Kroger Field a zero-waste facility by 2030 — meaning 90% of all waste will no longer be sent to the landfill. Here are ways you can contribute: The...

Katherine Johnson

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Celebrate Commencement Sustainably

University of Kentucky seniors are gearing up an exciting time, May 2023 Commencement. UK Recycling offers easy ideas to celebrate sustainably. Senior photos: When taking photos, try confetti alternatives such as...

Chelsea Colley

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UK celebrates America Recycles Day

University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) researchers are turning one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing industries into an unlikely renewable energy source.

Guest Blog: Blue Collar Families Are Kentucky’s Green Energy Future!

Category - Sustainability Tips

Recycle your cooking oil for biofuel research at the Gobble Grease Toss

Meet PhD poster winner, Christina Thompson

Flying home for break?

Stryker Sustainable Solutions

Stay sustainable this spooky season

UK Department of Theatre and Dance Moves Towards Sustainability

Celebrate Tree Week 2023

The not-so-secret garden

Wildcat Market Returns!

2023 Sustainability Showcase

How you can stay sustainable on game days

Celebrate Commencement Sustainably

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