Welcome to Green Practices!

In 1990 Carnegie Mellon adopted a formal recycling policy and appointed campus Recycling Liaisons to implement the policy. The liaisons adopted the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycling" theme and promoted campus wide efforts to reduce waste.

In 1998, the Green Practices Committee was established to develop a more comprehensive waste reduction and energy conservation program. The committee, which is comprised of staff, faculty and students, establish priorities, goals, and mechanisms for implementing environmental practices.

The Green Scene

The Green Scene is a Newsletter of Campus Environmental News. 

Check out the latest Green Scene Issue here!    October 2009 Green Teams and Recycling Guide Issue

StepGreen

Join CMU's first green dorm competition!  Sign up for internal competitions StepGreen.org (http://cmu.stepgreen.org)  to win and green your routine!

                 Non-campus participants, please sign in here  StepGreen.org (http://www.stepgreen.org).

Carnegie Mellon Café Earns Gold LEED Certification

Learn more about the features of the newly renovated Café!

 

Top 10 in 'Green Schools'

Carnegie Mellon Makes Sierra's 'Coolest' College List

 

 

 Farms to CMU Food Subscription

Farms to CMU local food subscription is now available for a once per week drop off at the University Center. Read here to learn more about Isidore Foods Pittsburgh

 

Got Trash?  Think Green!

Carnegie Mellon Initiative Receives Governor's Award

 

 

Green Projects

Learn about Green Buildings and Green Roof Projects at Carnegie Mellon!

 

 

RecycleMania 2009!

 

 

Posters Raise Environmental Consciousness

Reduce Carbon Emissions
Reuse Shopping Bags

 

 

Food Composting

In 2008 Carnegie Mellon and AgRecycle start a pre-consumer food composting program in campus kitchens.

Watch the Video about Campus Food Composting now.