Sustainability
![Photo: (Left to right) Tess Shotland, a woman with auburn hair and a black tshirt Cece Lagomarsino, a woman with short hair and a jean overall, and Nina Palmeon, a woman with long curly hair and a black tshirt posing with the waste disposal system at CDS.](/files/2024/04/smart-bins-video_feat-636x425.jpg)
sustainability
Waste Watchers
![Photo: A large group of young people, likely college students, with bicycles stand on an urban street in Boston University's campus](/files/2024/04/crop-24-1178-CUMMINGTON_01-1-636x425.jpg)
Campus & Facilities
Reimagining Cummington Mall
![Photo: A large group of students in a conference center at the GSU on Boston University's Charles River Campus. The students are networking with each other about clubs and activities.](/files/2024/01/feat-crop-22-1026-SPLASH-005-636x425.jpg)
Things-to-do
The Weekender: January 25 to 28
![Photo: Questrom Sustainability Competition winners, Mikhail Gurevich (ENG’07, Questrom’12) (from left), who donated the $50,000 prize; winners Illiana Arroyo (CAS’25), Suraj Nellore (Questrom’26, COM’26), Jason Wexler (Questrom’25, COM’25), and Devin Hirsch (Questrom’25), stand holding a big cheque for their idea, ReBean.](/files/2023/12/Questrom-Sustainability-Competition-winners_feat-636x425.jpg)
Strategy & Innovation
BU Students Win $50,000 for Helping L.L.Bean Become More Eco-Friendly
![Photo: A closet full of women's clothing on coat hangers](/files/2023/12/clothing-feat-crop-636x425.jpg)
Sustainable Fashion
Is Thrift Flipping Ethical and Sustainable?
![Photo: Close-up photo of a young man working on the front wheel of a mounted blue bicycle.](/files/2023/09/BU-Cycle-Kitchen-feat-636x425.jpg)
Campus & Facilities
New BU Cycle Kitchen Provides DIY Bike Repair Space—and Community
![Photo: Various plants and trees are shown blooming in a scenic setting on BU's campus.](/files/2023/09/CPO-Pollinator-Garden-636x425.jpg)
Campus & Facilities
Buzz, Buzz: BU Creates a New Pollinator Garden
![Photo: A white man in a pink sweatshirt and gray sweatpants stands on mock pad of a golfing turf. The day is bright and there are different tents of activities around him.](/files/2023/09/weekemder-914-sustainability_feat-636x425.jpg)
Things-to-do
The Weekender: September 14 to 17
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WEEK AHEAD
The Week Ahead: April 18 to 23
![Photo:Joshita Manohar (CAS’240, left, and Esther Gilbert (CAS’22) look through their poster options at the Happy Cactus gifts tents during BU’s annual Earth Day Festival not he GSU Plaza. A young South Asian woman wearing a tan jacket and a young Asian woman wearing a black jacket smile as they look through posters. Next to them, a large variety of green plants is displayed.](/files/2023/04/Earth-Day-2023-feat-636x425.jpg)
Earth Day Preview
How BU Honors Earth Day, Every Day
![Border of various eco holiday decor on white textured background.](/files/2022/12/ways-to-make-the-holiday-season-more-sustainable-636x416.jpg)
Sustainability
5 Ways to Make the Holiday Season More Sustainable
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Sustainability
Video: Where Does BU’s Food Waste Go?
![Photo of students and their families pushing yellow carts and stopped on the sidewalk with their belongings along Babock Street during move in 2021. Some folks are seen with masks on. A BU sign on a building is seen in the background.](/files/2020/08/ft-21-1364-MOVEIN-008-636x425.jpg)
Eco-friendly Tips