Sustainability
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Weather-Based Pain Forecasts Could Be Future of Chronic Pain Management
Pain-based weather research leads way for improved quality of life for those with chronic pain. From scarves to sunscreen, weather phenomena informs behavior in a myriad of ways, but for those with chronic pain conditions, the implications of a day’s forecast can be far more complicated. One in five American…
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Yamaha Looks to UGA Students to Help Reduce Plastic Waste, Carbon Footprint
During the fall 2023 semester, University of Georgia students Maci Willetts and Elizabeth Finley teamed up with Yamaha Rightwaters for their semester-long Sustainability Certificate capstone project. Through intensive research, the duo was able to provide Yamaha Motor Corporation with deliverables to reduce its plastic waste and secondary carbon emissions. Yamaha…
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From Waste to Waves: How Shell to Shore is Working with Restaurants to Save Georgia’s Coastline through Oysters
When Hunt Revell and Tyler Leslie worked at Seabear Oyster Bar in Athens, they were struck by how many oyster shells they threw in the trash each day. The duo didn’t yet know that these shells could be tools for coastal restoration, but they knew throwing them away seemed wasteful. …
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Cheers! Beer is Brewed Sustainably in Athens
All around the town of Athens, Georgia, people sit with cold beers clutched in their hands. From football fans flipping burgers and laughing at a tailgate, to close friends unwinding at a brewery over a casual game of cornhole, love of a beverage can be a uniting factor among very…
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Athens Food Scrap Collection Helps Businesses Reduce Food Waste
Athens is home to a commercial composting facility that services many local businesses and residents. Local businesses can opt in to collecting food scraps in separate bins to be picked up by Athens-Clarke County. These materials are combined with leaf and limb waste to create compost to sell to residents…
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From Beans, to Brew, to Buyer: How 1000 Faces Makes a Sustainable Cup of Coffee
This week’s pour-over roast at 1000 Faces Coffee features a Red Caturra variety courtesy of La Familia Ortega-Gomez, a multi-generational family producer from San Agustin, Huila. 1000 Faces, who has been serving coffee in the Athens area since 2006, does not try to hide the origin of this Columbian-based brew…
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Sustainable Boutique Tackles ‘Battle Scars’ of Georgia Football Jerseys
When a football player makes a tackle or game-winning catch in the end zone, they may walk off the field with a damaged jersey. However, the next week, the players return with jerseys that have been sewed up and repaired. The seamstresses at Community are behind the stitches. Community is…
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From Pollination to Plate, Bees and Beekeeping Play an Irreplaceable Role in Food Production
The bustling aisles of a grocery store offer rows upon rows of food to choose from. In this space, the freedom of choice appears endless, though insight into where and how exactly a product originates may not be as readily available. Peering beyond the confines of the supermarket’s shelves can…
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Bike Athens To Move To New Location Within Community
As Bike Athens goes through the process of moving to and building out their new location on Prince Avenue, they are still working to help the community in Athens. Although their new shop isn’t ready, they are still helping customers with repairs and working on donated bikes for their bike…
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Soaking up the Sun: Solar Energy Grows in Georgia, Despite Challenges
Under the Georgia sun, a few businesses are harnessing solar energy to power their operations, leading a sustainable effort to reduce their carbon imprint. Athens Running Company is one of the businesses in Athens who chose to adopt solar energy through the Solarize Athens campaign. Owner Mark Schroeoder installed their…