News and Highlights
- UNCW has purchased its first electric truck, the ECO Tealmobile.
- Bike and Skateboard Safety
Helpful Sustainability Resources
Sustainability is the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It is progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment (environment, equity and economy).
- UNCW's Sustainability Website
(A wealth of external sustainability resources - plus information on UNCW's sustainability efforts, achievements and activities; UNCW's Sustainability Committee; sustainability tips, and much more)
http://www.uncw.edu/sustainability/
- Cape Fear Breeze
(Transportation alternatives in the Wilmington area)
http://www.capefearbreeze.com/
- Cape Fear Cyclists
(Information for cyclists in the surrounding areas of New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender counties, and beyond.)
http://www.capefearcyclists.org/
- Cape
Fear Green Building Alliance
(Their goal is to promote building approaches, collectively known as “green building”, that are environmentally responsible, health conscious, and financially sound.)
http://www.cfgba.org/
- FreeCycle
(A nonprofit movement of people who are giving - and getting - stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.)
http://www.freecycle.org/
- Earth 911
(Making Every Day Earth Day, a Web site resource for recycling all sorts of things)
http://earth911.com/
- Earth 911 - Beach Water Quality
(A water quality monitoring Web site of beaches. You can view water quality conditions for specific beach locations, by state and by county. The site also provides information on beach safety, water conservation, and more.)
http://www.earth911.org/waterquality/index.asp?cluster=0
- RecycleMania
(UNCW is a participant in RecycleMania's friendly competition for college and university recycling programs, promoting waste reduction activities to their campus communities.)
http://recyclemaniacs.org/
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