WLU Sustainability

The Office of Sustainability at Washington and Lee University strives for innovative ways to help the environment and reduce the footprint of the University

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Happy #TeaHouseTuesday! Now featuring NEW and improved bubble tea straws, compliments of our new partnership with student owned business #terravive 🌿

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We'll be weighing the waste with @wlu_SEAL at lunch tomorrow in the Marketplace. #GoGreen #WasteLess🍐🥦🌱

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Check out the final product of our student sustainability cooking class last night. Campus Garden Veggie Ratatouille & Creamy Anson Mills Polenta! 😋

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wait - i get free pizza AND i get to see people AND i get to enter a raffle to win a visa gift card AND i get to find out how to work my thermostat AND... there's a common space in woods creek? WOW! move in @wlulex is my FAVORITE

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We've gone GREEN! #Sustainability🌱

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☕️🌿#TeaHouseThursday

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The weather is perfect to skip the drive and walk downtown or to Kroger. Save money on gas and keep some fossil fuels out of the atmosphere by walking to your errands rather than driving. #sustainability

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This is what the alumni weekend lunches look like in our compost system. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to sort the waste from this event and helped keep our landfill trash to only 3 bags for the whole weekend! @WLUalum #wluAW

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SO awesome to see all the great waste minimization efforts @WLUalum picnic today! Thank you @wlu_green & @wluDining!

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Now that it's Spring Term and the sun is out longer, use that natural light! Turn off the light in your dorm, open the blinds or go study outside, and save some electricity.

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Take a study break and get outside!

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One million water bottles are sold every minute. Only 9% of those end up being recycled. By using a reusable water bottle and refilling it at water fountains around campus, you can help keep plastic out of landfills and out of oceans. Source: Forbes

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Eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year. Do your part by not using plastic straws! Source: National Geographic

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Join us this Friday! @wlu_green @wlu_SEAL We will be celebrating the New Year for Trees! #hillelyeah

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Composting: An essential key to sustainability, but how does it work? Find out the answer and more in our new blog!
https://t.co/VGXhmhaCbm

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Nature is beautiful, especially in Virginia. Check out our latest article to find spots around campus that we love!
https://t.co/ziZvRZQzvS

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In our final days of Sustainability Month, our focus shifts to the future. Read on to learn how you can help! https://t.co/jm7szQqozU

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Another picture from SEAL's Food Week dinner last week! Made by students, for students, using… https://t.co/aOy2E8l5IB

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Fresh Swiss chard and butternut squash—straight from the Campus Garden—being prepared by Diana… https://t.co/8QsyH3kiL4

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This week's Sustainability Month theme is food. Read on to see how what you eat can impact sustainable living!
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