"...the team came up with a vision for chambers that would have a streamlined mechanical design and a much smaller carbon footprint..."

Join the chase! The first ever campus-wide sustainability scavenger hunt is coming to Cornell University August 23 to October 12. Cornell students, faculty, and staff can compete for over $600 in prizes!

On Friday, June 21st, Cornell participated in Daylight Hour 2019. 14 departments participated by turning off artificial lights and relying on sunlight, in an effort to reduce energy consumption in office spaces on campus and worldwide. 

 "Sue wholeheartedly embraces the concepts of sustainability and has deep care and compassion for the environment and people around her. . ."

A new office supply re-use station has opened for employees in Facilities & Campus Services.

Cornell researchers are developing radio-frequency tags that can more comfortably and efficiently control building HVAC systems.

A pilot in three campus retail locations has focused on reducing single-use plastic waste from individual baked goods.

As part of Cornell's Management Academy training for staff, Cornell will offer two trainings to advance sustainability and climate leadership skills for staff during Spring 2019. The two sessions can be taken independently, or sign-up for a day of training on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 for the full training.

Cornell dove into its 10th year of participating in the sustainability contest “RecycleMania” — a continent-wide, two-month-long tournament in which universities compete to generate the least waste and recycle the most.

It has been a year since China’s “Green Wall” took effect. If you've been struggling to understand the impact of recycling changes, take a look at this helpful summary of the impact on recycling rules in our community and across the U.S.