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University collaboration provides free bikes to Rochester residents

December 4, 2023

Ever wonder what happens to the bikes that are left behind around campus? In an effort to provide access to safe alternative transportation, the Department of Transportation and Logistics partners with R Community…

Sustainability Office staff to focus on waste minimization

November 20, 2023

University Facilities and Services is happy to introduce Phil Piedmont (he/him), as the new Waste Minimization Specialist and the most recent addition to the Sustainability Office team. This new position focuses…

Another successful E-Cycle Day

November 6, 2023

On Friday, October 20, University Facilities and Services held its 16th annual E-Cycle Day. From 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., University students, staff, faculty, alumni, and affiliates lined up in the Zone…

Facilities staff and hydrology students expand Witmer House rain garden

October 23, 2023

The rain garden installed at the Witmer House, the current home of President Sarah Mangelsdorf and Professor Karl Rosengren, has received an upgrade. The garden update, situated in the back of the Witmer House,…

Electric vehicles add to growing options for sustainable transportation

October 9, 2023

Institutions of all sizes are changing the way their transportation systems are fueled and the University is no exception. The first fully-electric fleet of vehicles has been installed for use…

New URMC building on-track to receive LEED Certification

September 25, 2023

The new UR Medicine Orthopaedics and Physical Performance Center, located at Marketplace Mall, has kept sustainability in mind since day one of the building process. As it currently stands, this new…

A volunteer sorting through boxes of recycled electronics at the E-Cycle Day event

Announcing the 16th annual E-Cycle Day

September 11, 2023

On Friday, October 20, University Facilities and Services will hold the sixteenth annual E-Cycle Day, from 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Zone 3 South. E-Cycle Day is a convenient way…

Four big ways the University’s environmental stewardship and sustainable practices meet the mark

August 14, 2023

Efforts to conserve native pollinators, care for a diverse and thriving arboretum, and excel in grounds keeping were recognized and certified this year by a number of nationwide organizations. Recent…

13th annual Shred Fest results

On Friday, July 14, University Facilities and Services sponsored its thirteenth annual Shred Fest where members of the University were able to have their personal documents securely shredded and recycled. A total of 16,200…

A truck loading documents to be confidentially shredded onto it

Announcing Shred Fest 2023

On Friday, July 14, University Facilities and Services‘ favorite summer collection event returns. The thirteenth annual Shred Fest, will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Zone 3 South. University faculty,…

Latest fusion milestone could hint the future of sustainable energy

January 23, 2023

In mid-December of 2022, a major milestone in fusion was made by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF), in which fusion has finally achieved ignition—meaning…

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Ways to reuse newspapers

August 25, 2021

Newspapers are versatile and useful in many ways. Of course, you can always recycle newspapers in the paper bin, but before you do, why not give them another use? Not…