Help MSU Reduce Landfill Waste! MSU currently diverts 26% of waste from the landfill. However, 78% of the waste currently going to the landfill from MSU, can be recycled or composted. We need your help to increase collection of recyclable and compostable materials. If you can divert an additional 0.25 pounds per week by recycling, reusing items, or segregating compostable … [Read more...] about MSU Waste Diversion Efforts
The Ozarks Transportation Organization is mapping the future and needs your input for their long range transportation plan, which looks to 2045 and the future of transportation in the Springfield metropolitan region. The OTO is the transportation planning organization for the Springfield region. The OTO includes Christian and Greene Counties, and the cities of Battlefield, Nixa, … [Read more...] about Springfield Metropolitan Regional Transportation Planning
The changes that have occurred during quarantine, or social distancing, have been very drastic. MSU students, faculty, and the Springfield community have all had to make adjustments to their daily routines. Many people have had to sacrifice events and classes that they were really looking forward to. There is an overall unease in the world right now. As difficult as these … [Read more...] about Living Sustainably During Quarantine
Dining services is one of the central sustainability proponents on Missouri State's campus. Chartwells in particular has made a point to try to be as ecologically conscious as possible. They use their platform as the largest food service to be fair across the bandwidth of sustainability. Chartwells believes in their obligation to support fair food supply and food … [Read more...] about Dining Services Rolls Out New Fair Trade Commitment
The Department of Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) recently rolled out a new pilot program in an attempt to diverge demolition and construction waste from capital construction projects that are overseen by the PDC. The program aims to divert waste from the landfill and keep track of what has been recycled. It is a team effort between those in the PDC department and … [Read more...] about Department of Planning, Design, and Construction Introduces New Waste Diversion Program