Sustainability Spotlight - Rhiannon Broussard
With the 2022 Goodwill, not Landfill campaign we collected over 3,800 pounds of donated items from students during the Spring 2022 move out. By donating items and clothes to Goodwill, students diverted thousands of pounds from being sent to landfills for disposal. From May 2 to May 9, donation boxes from our sustainable community partner, Goodwill, were placed in the lobbies of the five residence halls (Coronna, Bonin, Baker, Huger, and Agnes Edwards).
Spring is back and so are our flowers! The urban prairie is blooming again and now joining them is an informational sign where you can learn more about what the urban prairie is doing. Stop by and see more in between Madison and Oliver Hall.
Written by Jamillia McKinley, Zero Waste/Sustainability Work Study
Our bioswales are more than just pretty landscaping features! These green infrastructure projects reduce stormwater runoff, help recharge the Chicot Aquifer, improve the quality of runoff, and provide a habitat for our pollinator friends.
The Office of Sustainability is working with Ragin' Cajuns Athletics to make Cajun Field a Zero Waste stadium. That means we are going to start collecting compost during football games! To make this run smoothly, we need student help as "zero waste goalies" during the games.