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  • Recycling the Present, Saving the Future: The Results of Ohio State’s Waste Characterization Study

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | March 29, 2023
    The results are in from Facilities Operations and Development’s (FOD) two-phase waste characterization study on waste and recycling generated on Ohio State’s main campus. Baseline data was collected in fall 2021 as part of phase one and multiple waste program enhancements were made to improve how materials were being managed on campus, including: Food waste composting collection expande...
    Students sorting waste and collecting comparison data.

  • In the News: Ohio State participates in race to zero campus waste

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | March 7, 2023
    Ready, set, recycle! The Lantern featured Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) in an article on the university competing in The Campus Race to Zero Waste. The competition aims to encourage students, faculty and staff to recycle more, recycle right and compost. "If the faculty, staff and students were to put recyclables in the correct bin, Ohio State could increase its landfill div...
    Race to Zero Waste Campaign

  • Campus Race to Zero Waste Kicks Off

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | February 7, 2023
    Campus Race to Zero Waste has officially started! For the next eight weeks, Ohio State will be competing against other universities across the country to determine who has the highest landfill diversion rate! Students, faculty and staff are asked to participate by recycling more, recycling right and composting. Ohio State achieved a record-high landfill diversion rate of 40% this year. While w...
    Race to Zero Waste Podcast

  • Rooted in Sustainability

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | January 24, 2023
    With more than 17,000 trees on the Columbus campus, green space and the overall tree canopy are important aspects of Ohio State’s landscape architecture. Facilities Operations and Development Landscape Services regularly plants trees to support sustainability and campus beautification. When a tree must be removed, multiple replacement trees often pop up as a result. Watch how FOD crews are rooted...
    men planting trees

  • In the News: When does weather warrant canceling in-person classes?

    hedman.11@osu.edu | January 12, 2023
    When a snowstorm hits central Ohio, 30 full-time Ohio State staff on the Columbus campus work around the clock to clear 40 miles of roadway and 140 miles of sidewalk, said Jeff Barr, Facilities Operations and Development’s assistant director of Landscape Services.“Usually, it will take somewhere between six and eight hours to clear the sidewalks and roadways one time,” he said. “We do prioritize ...
    An FOD snow removal and pavement treatment vehicle on the oval removing snow.

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