Richmond seeks sustainability director
Much goes into being a green spider, and University of Richmond is hoping to expand its environmental efforts as it looks to hire a new director of sustainability.
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Much goes into being a green spider, and University of Richmond is hoping to expand its environmental efforts as it looks to hire a new director of sustainability.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 2009 an estimated 438 million electronic products were sold in the United States alone -- a two-fold increase since 1997 -- which has led to annual increases in electronic waste. Through its annual electronic waste-recycling event, held this year on Thursday, March 6 in lot B5, the University of Richmond has continued its commitment to lowering the number of electronics that end up as waste.
University of Richmond's Greek women are currently competing in Greeks Going Green, a competition among sororities to see who can be the most eco-friendly.
The Green Bikes have survived their first semester, but not without repairs that have caused sponsors to question whether the program will be continued in the future.
With technology and "going green" paradoxically taking over the world, it's surprising that the paper trail hasn't vanished from the University of Richmond. Registering for classes last week for the first time without paper pin cards, showed - as intended - another crucial step in the right direction. But sometimes it's the unintended consequences of a change that demand attention too: Why haven't we gone paperless elsewhere?