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UK Facilities Management launches new on-campus composting system

The University of Kentucky is turning food waste into a high value soil amendment with its newly launched composting system — an innovative, on-campus facility designed to expand composting operations and support UK’s commitment to becoming a zero...

Jennifer Allen

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Sip, recycle, repeat: UK Recycling to tackle coffee cup waste on campus

In an effort to boost recycling rates on campus, University of Kentucky Recycling, a department within Facilities Management, is launching a coffee cup recycling awareness campaign in partnership with UK Dining. This initiative, which begins today...

Ella Sides

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Bluegrass and Green Future: University of Kentucky Joins the Rachel Carson Council

A cold February rain draped over the University of Kentucky as students bustled between classes. Despite the overcast sky, Lexington’s flagship university radiated warmth—a hub of intellectual curiosity, environmental stewardship, and impassioned...

Ella Sides

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UK Continues to Pass on Plastics

It all started with a turtle. I’m sure you remember the video of a crew of volunteers who pulled a sea turtle out of the ocean and discovered a plastic disposable straw stuck in its nose. The video went viral and...

Hannah Phillips

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Sustainability on the Ground: Restoration and Learning Spaces

If you walk around UK’s campus, you will notice the abundance of greenspace and gardens surrounding every area. From pollinator gardens and streams to sustainable design projects, the University supports outdoor spaces...

Hannah Phillips

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Applications Now Open for EcoReps Sustainability Program

UK Recycling is excited to announce the fifth year of its EcoReps program! This program, which is an opportunity for on-campus students to promote sustainability to students in their residence halls, has been completely...

Olivia Tussey

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Sustainability on the Ground: Waste and Recycling

UK Grounds and UK Recycling work closely together to create sustainable options regarding waste diversion (everything recycled, donated, and composted.) The University is trying to reach a 50% diversion rate by 2022...

Hannah Phillips

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Sustainability on the Ground: Tree Campus

The University of Kentucky just received its 10th year recognition as a Tree Campus Higher Education (formerly Tree Campus USA) and its second year recognition as a Tree Campus Healthcare institution through the Arbor...

Hannah Phillips

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Sustainability on the Ground: Tree Care

The University of Kentucky has over 12,000 trees on campus. With a tree canopy that large, UK requires an in-house arborist team who works around the clock making sure our trees are safe and well maintained. They plant...

Hannah Phillips

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Sustainability on the Ground: A Closer Look at UK Grounds

The University of Kentucky is not only a top tier public university with cutting edge programs and medical facilities, but it is also now at the forefront of facilities management. The Professional Grounds Management...

Hannah Phillips

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UK Collects 7.3 Tons of Reusable Material in Spring Move-Out

This past May, during Spring Move-Out, the University of Kentucky’s Recycling Program was happy to re-offer the Give and Go Donation Station Program to all resident students on campus. Donation stations were placed in...

Carlie Laughlin

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Cheers to Two Years! A Look at UK’s Food Waste Composting.

Time flies when you are composting food waste! It’s hard to believe that 2 years ago today we picked up the first cart full of food waste from UK Dining. Since that first pick up, the University has composted over 100...

Joanna Ashford

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Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

An average sized horse can produce as much as 20,000 lbs. of manure each year! While many farms opt to land-apply manure, smaller horse farms housing less than 6 horses typically have fewer acres, so continuous...

Carlie Laughlin

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W. T. Young Races to Zero Waste!

How much waste does one building create? Is it possible that a couple of changes can create real change? Those were all questions I set out to figure out when I enrolled W.T. Young into the Zero Waste Building Challenge...

Joanna Ashford

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The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky

A student-powered hunger relief effort in the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the University of Kentucky (UK), the Campus Kitchen at UK (CKUK) is more than just an organization – it’s a family. Our...

Kendra OoNorasak

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UK Facilities Management launches new on-campus composting system

Sip, recycle, repeat: UK Recycling to tackle coffee cup waste on campus

Bluegrass and Green Future: University of Kentucky Joins the Rachel Carson Council

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UK Continues to Pass on Plastics

Sustainability on the Ground: Restoration and Learning Spaces

Applications Now Open for EcoReps Sustainability Program

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Sustainability on the Ground: Tree Care

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UK Collects 7.3 Tons of Reusable Material in Spring Move-Out

Cheers to Two Years! A Look at UK’s Food Waste Composting.

Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

W. T. Young Races to Zero Waste!

The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky

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