Photos by Sherry YangA farmer picks 10 oranges from one of the trees in her orchard. These oranges are the result of five to eighteen months of growth, 138 gallons of water and hours of work. But odds are, 4 of the 10 will soon end up in an American trash can.40 percent of food in the United States is never eaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.“That … [Read more...] about SoCal Fights Food Waste
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SGA Uses $10K in Funds Toward Lawn Equipment
Photo by Cassandra Stephenson SGA gave $10,550 from their general fund to the Center for Sustainability for the purchase of 15 pieces of electrically powered lawn equipment. The Center for Sustainability plans to phase out the gas-powered machines the university uses with electrically powered machines to improve the health of lawn workers and to reduce noise and … [Read more...] about SGA Uses $10K in Funds Toward Lawn Equipment
Annual eWaste Drive Brings in Awareness for Electronic Recycling
Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine’s Center for Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety partnered with Homeboy Industries to collect 1,476 pounds of electronic waste in its third annual campus-wide eWaste Drive. The drive was held outside the entrance to the Music Building from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants who donated their electronics received a free pastry or … [Read more...] about Annual eWaste Drive Brings in Awareness for Electronic Recycling
Pepperdine Community Garden Restored
Pepperdine’s Green Team and the Center for Sustainability re-established the community garden after last year it had been removed due to the construction on the intramural field. Members of the Green Team and volunteers worked Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until the garden had been fully set up and seeds and seedlings had been planted. This involved shoveling dirt into … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Garden Restored
Center for Sustainability switches from single stream recycling
Photo by Terra Atwood Students and faculty must now sort their waste into trash and recycling bins. Pepperdine made this switch after the university began using Waste Management as their waste hauler on Aug. 15. The university used Crown Disposal since 2000 to provide single stream recycling, in which students disposed of their trash in one bin, that was later sorted off … [Read more...] about Center for Sustainability switches from single stream recycling