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  • 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

  • In the News: Aparna Dial on Protecting People and the Environment

    April 20, 2021
    Aparna Dial approaches sustainability with a view through three lenses: She immigrated to the United States from India. She’s a woman in a male-dominated field. And she’s been an eyewitness to the ways environmental impacts do not affect everyone equally.That perspective leads her to propel discussion and action when it comes to issues such as the inequities of environmental impacts and the barri...
    Aparna Dial

  • New Sustainable Design and Construction Policy

    January 31, 2021
    The Ohio State University adopted a new Sustainable Design and Construction policy (formerly Green Build and Energy policy), effective February 1, 2021. “This is an exciting development for the future of our campus,” said Aparna Dial, Senior Director, Sustainability and Strategic Services, Facilities Operations and Development. “By establishing an Ohio State-centric set of sustainability stand...

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