More than 1,000 people from all corners of the University Campus streamed through the Earth Day celebration on April 22, where more than 50 local organizations and campus departments offered a full spectrum of products, services and information to help the community grow a little greener.
Pigging Out On Campus Scraps
Local pigs are now getting fat eating food scraps from the University Campus kitchens thanks to a new composting program that began in April in cooperation with Tyde Brook Farm in Holden.
Recycling Expands In Clinical Areas
Recycling now extends across the University Campus with April’s roll-out of a co-mingled recycling program by UMass Memorial Medical Center to align with a similar program already in place at the Medical School.
SWAP: Surplus With A Purpose
Got an extra microscope or file cabinet sitting around not being used? Why not SWAP it?