Green teams are the faces of sustainability at university and college campuses all over the world. A dedicated army of eco-conscious individuals that work hard to make their school greener and create a better world for future generations while putting their institution on the map for its green practices. If your school is in need of some green love but is lacking a sustainability department, you could be the Eco-Messiah that your school didn’t know it needed. All the cool campuses are doing it, here’s…

When the single serve coffee brewer started to take off several years ago, the convenience of being able to make an individual cup of coffee at the press of a button had everyone in a tizzy, and sales have continued to rise. No seriously, in 2014 Keurig sold enough coffee pods to encircle the earth’s equator 10.5 times! However, there is a downside to the convenience, with coffee pods piling up in our landfills by the billions. The inventor of the K-Cup, John Sylvan, is ambivalent…

Maine’s current diversion rate has stagnated at 40% over the past few years and the state is attempting to figure out different ways to get to their goal of 50% diversion, which the state hoped to hit in 2014. To get to their goal, the state has initiated pay-as-you-throw programs, local transfer stations now collect organics and yard waste, and curbside food pickup has been made available in some areas. Even with these collection tactics in place, Maine still can’t get their diversion waste past…

Colleges around the United States have committed to incorporating the importance of protecting the environment into almost every aspect of their operations. Whether it’s through recycling programs, sustainability teams, campus community farms, or water saving initiatives, Colleges and Universities nationwide are taking environmentalism as seriously as education. Here, in no particular order, are some the nation’s trailblazers when it comes to campus sustainability. University of Washington Why So Green? Received a gold sustainability rating from STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Seattle’s UW (“YOU-DUB”)…

Since we looked at some of the greenest college campuses in the United States in a previous, let’s set our sights on the border to check out some of the greenest universities in the Great White North. *THIS LIST IS IN NO WAY DEFINITIVE OR RANKED* Acadia University Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia Why So Green? Motor vehicles are banned from idling for longer than two minutes on school property. Converted its heating system from oil to natural gas to lower GHG emissions. Member of the…