It started with a shelf. “We put up a temporary area, just a shelf that said ‘Unused Material’ with my email address,” said Jackie Skeeters, a third-year Interior Design student at the University of Kentucky. “There was...
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Adreonna Rainey
Become a zero-waste campusBehind The ScenesMake the pursuit of sustainability an integral part of the student experience
Behind the blue bins: UK’s new recycling video reveals the journey of your waste
The University of Kentucky is turning one person’s waste into another’s pizza box, soda can, Adirondak chair or a plethora of other items that can be found around campus. “Recycling is one of the easiest ways everyone...
Jennifer Allen
Announcing The Thrifty Cat: A zero-waste campus resource
The Thrifty Cat, UK’s new ‘campus free store’, started as the independent project of Olivia Smith, a UK Recycling intern through the Sustainability Internship Program. Smith joined UK Recycling as an intern in...
Olivia Smith
UK Recycling introduces mini hanging landfill containers
UK Recycling is committed to becoming a zero-waste campus by 2030, meaning that 90% of all discarded waste will be diverted from the landfill by recycling, composting, donating, or other means. To reduce the amount of...
Elizabeth Hellmann
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...
Sustainable Features: Gatton Student Center
The UK Gatton Student center was reimagined with sustainability as a focus. This renovation and expansion has been awarded LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council. It embodies many of the sustainability...
Katherine Johnson
The Reuse Resource Map is Updated and Ready!
Hello! I’m Dot Shaw, and I am a rising junior attending Lafayette High School in the Pre-Engineering and SCAPA for Visual Art programs. I was selected to participate in the UK Summer Youth Program where I began an...
UK’s LEED-certified buildings
What is LEED? As many of you may have seen, a majority of our buildings on campus feature a small LEED circle in the doorways of the main entrances. But what is LEED? LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
‘From the field to the finished product’ — hemp plants made into flooring at North Farm
Hemp fibers are among the strongest materials grown in Kentucky. Developments have allowed farmers to experiment with making hemp into rope, even clothing. At the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of...
Submitting requests for new recycling bins is easy – here’s how
Is your office missing a recycling bin? Do you need to clean out your office? Then you need to contact UK Recycling. UK Recycling provides recycling services and containers at no charge to any UK Department in an effort...
