New York University Sustainability makes awards to projects

Article Type: News From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 10, Issue 1

New York University’s Sustainability Sustainability Task Force awarded a total of US$ 115.000-15 student-, faculty- and staff-led Green Grants projects to reduce environmental impacts, advance practical research, and deepen community understanding of sustainability. In addition, through its Recycling Department, NYU currently recycles more than 30 percent of its waste stream. NYU has been the largest university purchaser of wind energy in the US for two years running; through green power, NYU is achieving benefits equivalent to removing 12,000 cars from the road or planting 72,000 trees. Details on NYU’s sustainability efforts are available at: www.nyu.edu/sustainability/about.sustainability/