If you love the Third Creek Greenway like we do, you might have noticed some friendly visitors on the stretch […]

Happy International Compost Awareness Week! Composting is an easy way to get your hands dirty with sustainability right in your own backyard. Starting your own compost site is a great way to spend time outdoors, and did you know UT has an industrial compost facility? Our campus composting facilities are utilized daily to make UT greener. Read on to learn more about composting!

We are excited to announce that after months of planning, UT Recycling is merging with the Office of Sustainability. The merger is an attempt to achieve carefully considered goals related to facilities management and sustainability at UT.

At a recent UT Science Forum, Dr. Melissa Hinten, the academic director of the sustainability program at the University of Tennessee, gave a presentation titled “Solving the World’s Wicked Problems Through Local Sustainability Initiatives.” In Hinten’s words, “…sustainability is the intersection of society, environment, and the economy.”

2019 marked the fourth annual celebration of Arbor Day, culminating in over 700 trees planted with over 250 volunteers. These events have been funded through the Green Fee and developed by the Facilities Services Arboricultural team.

It is no secret that rain has become a common occurrence here on campus. In the past six months we’ve […]

The new Student Union has been nine years in the making, marking the largest project in UT’s history, and sustainability was on the mind of the designers throughout the entire process.

Last week volunteers came out on a cold and rainy afternoon to help prepare over 600 native dogwood trees to […]

This past month, UT Recycling announced their Student Internship Program which will officially start this spring semester. The program, created […]

It is estimated that around fifty percent of food in America is thrown away. With statistics this drastic, it is […]