Tag: TGIF

A worldwide first: Berkeley steps up to the plastic-waste challenge

Berkeley takes up plastic-waste challenge

June 7, 2012:

Stepping up to the global challenge of trying to keep plastic out of the environment, UC Berkeley is the first university campus in the world to embrace the Plastic Disclosure Project. From disposable lab ware to chicken-nugget bags to Styrofoam packing, plastic makes up a big part of the campus’s waste stream, and this effort aims to help solve the problem.

Berkeley a triple-winner at sustainability awards

June 29, 2012:

UC Berkeley won triple honors for its efforts to go green at the 2012 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.

TGIF funds 22 green projects, 56 student internships

May 10, 2012:

In a milestone year for the Green Initiative Fund, the student-funded TGIF has awarded grants to 22 student sustainability projects and funded 56 student internships. Composting, zero waste and eco-movie showings are among projects that won approval.