Whittling down waste
UCI is a sustainability superstar in reducing, reusing and recycling – and renouncing plastic
UCI is a sustainability superstar in reducing, reusing and recycling – and renouncing plastic
Rare recognition secures its place among world’s environmentally outstanding institutions
Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 12 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes
Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 11 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes
With unmatched 10 straight years in top 10, campus is higher ed sustainability leader
The UCI campus community has made a serious effort to cut waste in recent years, resulting in an 80 percent reduction in non-biodegradable junk going to landfills. UCI recycling manager Anne Krieghoff discusses the university’s trash-abatement programs in a new Climate Lab video premiering today. Produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox, […]
Oladele Ogunseitan picks up a cell phone and tosses it into a small wood chipper in his UC Irvine lab. Is he conducting a wacky experiment? Overreacting to one too many dropped calls? Actually, Ogunseitan grinds up old phones for a purely scientific cause: He’s studying toxic electronic waste. Chair of the population health & […]