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USD graduate student examines sustainability practices on campus

November 8, 2020October 25, 2023 Tyler Boyle0Tagged anna moore, data, Dining, graduate student, infrastructure, Post Landfill Action Network, recycling, recycling program, research, research project, resourcefulness, stakeholders, sustainability, Sustainability committee, Zero Waste Assesment

A few months after finishing her undergraduate degree at Oberlin College, Anna Moore came to USD this past spring to be a sustainability coordinator and do research as a graduate student. One of Moore’s research projects included conducting a Zero Waste Assessment (ZWA) of the university’s waste management program over the summer. The assessment evaluates […]

USD students work to build a culture of resourcefulness on campus

October 31, 2020August 29, 2023 Rachel Pechous0Tagged Brookman, coyote village, garbage, Green Initiative Fund, landfill, McFadden, north complex, plastics, Post Landfill Action Network, recycling, recycling bin, residence halls, resourcefulness, sustainability, waste

For years USD has not had many consistent recycling acts set in place. However, two sustainability students are planning to change that for good. Caitlin Reimers, a junior sustainability major and campus recycling coordinator, and Anna Moore, a graduate student, have been working together to plan a campus initiative for recycling. Starting with North Complex […]