In the spectrum of how best to protect our landfills, recycling may not top the charts, but it is a rung on the ladder to getting there. While every sustainability group at Duke hopes to inculcate behaviour change and get members of the Duke community to reduce consumption, fixing recycling practices will have positive short-term
The Duke Sustainability Board is partnering with Sustainable Duke and the Duke Green Devils to run a green certification competition this spring. The green certifications will include workspaces, dorm rooms, classrooms, labs, and other spaces on campus. Be on the lookout for additional information in February and the kickoff of the competition in March. There
The newly rebranded Duke Sustainability Board conducted our second summit meeting over lunch on the 10th of November. We hosted representatives from the Duke Water Network, Green Roof and Orchard Workforce (GROW), Duke Green Devils East, Duke Green Devils West, the Biology Department, the Graduate and Professional Student Council, Duke Smart Home, Nicholas School Energy
DSB is teaming up with staff and facilities on a project to provide a visual reference for making better use of the recycling and composting resources available at Environment Hall. Currently, the sorting into Compost, Mixed Recyclables, and Trash is not happening as smoothly as originally envisioned. The idea is to design and test shadow
The Carbon Working Group, consisting of DSB members Dani Arostegui, Paichen Li, and Elizabeth Rublev, teamed up with the organizers of Energy Week to measure and calculate the carbon footprint of this year’s event. The following factors contributed to the carbon emission calculation: the number of attendees distance attendees traveled via airplane and car hotel stays
To integrate sustainability across campus, the newly rebranded Duke Sustainability Board conducted our first meeting over lunch on the 13th of October. Individuals representing a variety of Duke organizations and faculty departments attended this meeting. The clubs included graduate clubs such as the Graduate Professional Student Council, the Green Rooftop Orchard Workforce and the Energy
