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Story from: Zhen Wang Appleton Post-Crescent For nearly two decades, Cloveridge Converting in northeast Wisconsin primarily turned paper rolls into towels and wipes for dairy farmers. Recently, owner Jeff Jaco decided to acquire a...
Studies have found people living near large dairies can experience fatigue, respiratory problems, burning eyes and runny noses if odors are concentrated enough. A 2017 University of Wisconsin study found digesters can increase ammonia emissions by...
The UW-Green Bay Sustainability Committee encourages staff to apply for the Phoenix Green Staff Award for 2023-24. The program recognizes UW-Green Bay staff who promote environmental sustainability through their personal behaviors at work and...
Celebrating the university’s continued commitment to sustainability and honoring the community’s current and future problem-solvers, a number of students, faculty and staff were honored on Wednesday, April 19 at the Earth Caretaker Awards. Highlighting...
Anyone with an electricity bill can get a FREE energy saving kit from Focus on Energy every year. There are several kit options, with different combinations of LED light bulbs, low-flow shower heads, faucet...
As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top.In...
An important word in the stack is “University.” This was a concert of learning and exploration and consideration and… and… musical notes put together in ways that never hit the Billboard Top 10. The...
Students are using the composter to keep hundreds of pounds of food waste out of landfills and combining it with woodchips which is ten made into fertilizer for gardens around campus. At some point,...
The college is collecting food waste from dining halls across campus and creating fertilizer by combining it with wood chips to be used in landscaping across campus. Source: University of Wisconsin Green Bay Reduces Food...
“We’ve put about 15,000 pounds of food waste into it already, considering, that’s a lot. We’re averaging about 400 pounds of food waste per day that’s going in there,” said Grant Winslow, associate director...
