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UC

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

UC, CalPIRG’s policy to reduce single-use plastic goes into effect

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The policy, released by the UC Office of the President, aims to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging waste on UC campuses entirely by 2030.

A policy to phase out nonessential single-use plastics on UC campuses, created by the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, and CalPIRG, was announced and put into effect Monday.
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Research & Ideas

Friday, May 22, 2020
UC Berkeley labs Cal's Zero Waste goals

UC Berkeley research labs face barriers to achieving greater sustainability

With lab spaces taking up 25% of campus buildings, mitigating the negative environmental impacts of research in labs is a necessary step to achieving some of campus’s long-term sustainability goals.
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Campus

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

UC Berkeley, city of Berkeley commit to reducing single-use plastics by 2030

Both UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley have announced initiatives to reduce and, to some extent, eliminate all single-use plastics by 2030.
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ASUC

Monday, May 13, 2019

ASUC Senate holds special meeting to pass bills, approve nominations

The ASUC Senate held a special meeting Friday to pass several bills surrounding new appointments for various positions as well as several measures to increase disability equity on campus and reinforce support for undocumented students.
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Student Life

Thursday, May 9, 2019

‘An audacious goal’: UC Berkeley struggles to achieve zero waste

With the year 2020 approaching, UC Berkeley has diverted only about half the solid waste from landfills necessary to reach its zero waste by 2020 goal.
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Features

Friday, September 21, 2018

Time to face the waste: What UC Berkeley and local organizations are doing to minimize landfill waste

Standing three or more in a row, one of the most familiar sights across the UC Berkeley campus is, in fact, its trash cans. Many of the waste bins, marked according to specified material, sport the phrase “Zero Waste by 2020,” calling on students, faculty and visitors alike to do their part in the campuswide project to promote sustainability.
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