sustainability
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Businesses, Customers Connect at Community Store
On the shelves of Community one can find the latest pop record album produced by an Athens musician, a vintage denim jacket embroidered by hand with new thread and jewelry made by a friend or neighbor. In addition to teaching sewing classes and performing alteration services, Community supplies prints, postcards,…
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Environment
Earth Week: Whys and Hows of Sustainability
It’s Earth Week and University of Georgia students Noah Felsberg, an Ecology student, and Shannon Dhanani, an Environmental Health Sciences student, break down the importance of sustainability and gave tips on how to live a more sustainable life. FULL STORY BELOW:
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Environment
National Sustainability Tour Comes to UGA
Patagonia clothing company employees traveled to American University in Washington D.C. on March 1st as well as to other college campuses around the country in their Spring 2017 Worn Wear College Tour. They have teamed up with the Post Landfill Action Network, a student led sustainability organization, in a pursuit…
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Restaurants Cook with Insects
By: Jordan Mecca Entomophagy is the human consumption of insects and arachnids as food. A common practice across the globe, it has yet to become popular in the Western world – until now. One U.S. trend of 2015 is the use of cricket flour as a food supplement. Cricket flour as well as…
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Northeast Georgia News
Compost Halloween
Lots of pumpkins end up in the trash after Halloween. Let Us Compost is a local company in Athens. They want people to bring their pumpkins to them so that they can provide a more sustainable option. They give people bins to put their pumpkins in after Halloween. With the holiday season coming up,…
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Athens-Clarke County
A More Sustainable Holiday
Athens, GA– Lots of pumpkins end up in the trash after halloween. Let Us Compost wants this coming holiday season to be more sustainable. They want local Athens residents to bring their pumpkins to them. For the first time, the company will be giving out extra bins and bags for Thanksgiving.
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In-Depth
RecycleMania Hits UGA
Leah Goldman ATHENS, GA To find out more visit: http://sustainability.uga.edu/recyclemania/ U-G-A is number one in the S-E-C but no, it’s not for what you think. This time Georgia’s bragging rights are for recycling. This spring U-G-A will be one of many colleges across the country and Canada participating in RecycleMania.…