The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuel Use and Climate Change is sponsoring two town hall meetings Nov. 4 and 7 to discuss the university’s response to climate change.  The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Ad Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuel Use and Climate Change is sponsoring two town hall meetings Nov. 4 and 7 to discuss the …

Competition is a powerful force. This weekend, University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletics and WE CONSERVE hope to leverage that competitive spirit to increase recycling during the Game Day Challenge. Competition is a powerful force. This weekend, University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletics and WE CONSERVE hope to leverage that competitive spirit to increase recycling during the Game Day …

The Office of Sustainability would like to invite the campus community to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day Wednesday, October 23. The Office of Sustainability would like to invite the campus community to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day Wednesday, October 23.

Currently 40 percent carbon neutral, Madison’s sister city, Freiburg, Germany, is a world leader in sustainable development, according to GreenSummer Freiburg program representative Beth Tryon. Currently 40 percent carbon neutral, Madison’s sister city, Freiburg, Germany, is a world leader in sustainable development, according to GreenSummer Freiburg program representative Beth Tryon.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Office of Sustainability received a highly competitive grant to develop a reuse program for Styrofoam lab shipping containers with biotechnology firms in the Madison area. Biomaterials for research are often shipped in Styrofoam containers for preservation, but the Styrofoam shipping containers are difficult to recycle. As part of the grant, the UW–Madison …

Local vendors provided fresh and organic food at Union South Sept. 5 for the first-ever Campus Farmers’ Market. Local vendors provided fresh and organic food at Union South Sept. 5 for the first-ever Campus Farmers’ Market.

Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison “green scene,” student organizations who focus primarily on environmental and sustainability-related themes, will gather on the Lakeshore Path for the first-ever Party on the Path Tuesday, September 10 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison “green scene,” student organizations who focus primarily on environmental and …

 Captain Planet, Our Housing Hero!  In a whirlwind of cheers, songs, dances and a recycling competition, 500 new University Housing student leaders received a sustainability training to remember August 21. Captain Planet (aka. Jason Rittel of Housing) visited campus to dazzle the incoming student leaders with a comprehensive new recycling program and a healthy dose …

When Union South opened its doors in 2011 they rolled out their cafeteria with compost bins in nearly every corner. The patrons of Union South seemed to know what to do; the compost bins were filled with food waste and compostable containers every week. More than two years later, a recent trip to the university’s …

The three pillars of sustainability often call for balance and compromise between environmental, social, and economic prosperity, but such is not the case with green cleaning at UW–Madison. The three pillars of sustainability often call for balance and compromise between environmental, social, and economic prosperity, but such is not the case with green cleaning at …