Category Archives: recycling

Join Us at the Annual SUST Symposium this Wed 5/1 @RooseveltU

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Celebrate #EarthMonth2019 @RooseveltU by attending this week’s Spring 2019 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, from 2-5pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 6.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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Today & Tomorrow @RooseveltU: Learn about Compost, Explore a Farmers Market, & More!

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

This April is #RUEarthMonth2019, and there are lots of ways to go green at Roosevelt as part of our campus sustainability efforts — from recycling and composting promotional events to fun urban ag field trips to our annual sustainability symposium. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth Day Today, & Go Green @RooseveltU this Week!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Earth Day is here! Get outside today if you can, rain or shine. Feel the sunshine on your face; or, the weather forecast holds up, bask in the overcast. (At least it won’t be snowing or sleeting.) Then, when you … Continue reading →

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SUST Symposium 2019 on May 1st @RooseveltU

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

Celebrate #EarthMonth2019 @RooseveltU by attending the upcoming Spring 2019 SUST Symposium, which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, from 2-5pm in Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building in Chicago (425 S. Wabash Ave.) and videoconferenced live via Zoom. Symposium 6.1 (Spring … Continue reading →

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Zero Waste Schools Initiative: Getting into the Garbage

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

By Bria Jerome As another part of my Sustainability Studies internship this semester at Seven Generations Ahead, I get the opportunity to participate in the Zero Waste Schools program. The program works with CPS schools and those in the greater … Continue reading →

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Go Green During Earth Month 2019 @RooseveltU!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

This April is #RUEarthMonth2019, and there are lots of ways to go green at Roosevelt as part of our campus sustainability efforts — from recycling and composting promotional events to fun urban ag field trips to our annual sustainability symposium. … Continue reading →

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A Petition to Fight Environmental Classism on Chicago’s Southeast Side

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

By Jake Hanahan, SUST Student Associate Recently, the Southeast Environmental Task Force started a petition to stop the relocation of a major polluter to Chicago’s Southeast Side in a blatant case of environmental classism. The polluter in question, open-air scrap … Continue reading →

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