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• News From Year 2009

• High Sustainability Ratings for UC Davis: Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the greenest of them all? Soon the answer could be UC Davis if the campus maintains the high rankings that have helped it receive accolades from environmental groups. UC Davis was recently ranked among the top 10 campuses nationally by Greenopia, an organization that rates universities

• California exceeds recycling goals: Californians get high on recycling. California is leading the nation in its recycling efforts, according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board, or CIWMB. California currently diverts 58 percent of its waste to recycling, or about 54 million tons...

• 'Recyclemania' comes to Davis: Recyclemania, a nationwide competition among 100 universities, kicked off on Sunday, running until Mar. 27. During the competition universities strive to collect as much recyclables as they can during the..

• News From Year 2008

• City offers 'low carbon diet' to residents: Selected residents will soon begin a city-sponsored project called the Low Carbon Diet, intended to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions by 5,000 pounds per year. The city's ...

• Movers Receive an Alternative to the Dumpster: There may be more room for actual garbage in apartment dumpsters this week. In order to save more reusable items, the Davis Public Works Department is expanding its move-out week waste reduction...8/28/2008

• UC Davis Surpasses Other UCs with Highest Recycling Rate: While UC Davis is known for being a high-ranking public school and premier research institution, it can now add being a top recycling campus to resume. The R4 Recycling program's campaign to reduce UC Davis' waste has led the campus to have the highest 2007 recycling rate of all UC schools - 60 percent. The recycling efforts saved... 7/7/2008

• R4 Coordinator Michael Siminitus sums up the Zero Waste program: UC Davis and the UC system, like San Francisco and dozens of other communities across California, including L.A., Fresno, Oakland, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Palo Alto and Marin County have adopted the goal of Zero Waste. With this objective in mind, these communities are prioritizing new and innovative waste prevention and recycling programs. But what does Zero Waste mean? How can we achieve Zero Waste?... 6/5/2008

• Record Picnic Day Turnout Matched With Record Recycling Effort: Unlike most students, UC Davis' R4 recycling program was hard at work throughout Saturday combating the largest Picnic Day ever with one of their largest recycling events ever. The Quad, Fire Station and the entire ASUCD Coffee House featured food booths using strictly compostable or recyclable materials with the goal of minimizing waste and recycling everything. The Quad was the area most at risk of wasted recycling opportunities...4/24/2008

• News From Year 2007

• Picnic Day R4 join forces to promote zero waste: Amid the entertainment, students will also see the efforts of R4...

• Don't Trash Your Phone--Cell It Aggie: Soon, tossing your cell phone might mean tossing your innocence...

• News From Year 2006

• Discover Black Gold: Project Compost works to spread the use of organic compost, reduce waste

• Sparky's Waste Could Fuel Energy for Electricity: The lights of San Francisco may soon be powered by dog feces

• Architect Defines Green Buildings: Green buildings took center stage Wednesday evening in a discussion about the issues surrounding the planning and construction of these environmentally friendly buildings on campus

• News From Year 2005

• Campus Scrap on-site cardboard baling:

• Environmental Sustainability:

• UCD students hope to form sustainability committee: Group working toward environmentally friendly campus

• Future of R4 Recycling:

• Campus scraps on-site cardboard baling:

• Recycle Mania Dukes it Out!:

• ASUCD trims Picnic Day budget:

• Senate passes resolution promoting environmental friendliness: R4 Recycling to work with on-campus publications

• Illegal posting: University to implement 3-strikes policy

• Concrete-recycling bill: Legislation clarifies industry standards

• Public Works encourages citizens to sort trash:

• Recycle, Reduce, Reorganize:

• Relaying 4 Life:

• UCD student hope to form sustainability:

• News From Year 2004

• Another's Treasure: Faculty, students can purchase items through Bargain Barn

• Eco Olympics made Recycling:

• UC Davis joins forces with electronic recycling company: Goal is to provide solution for foreign, toxic landfills

• Picnic Day Plans for Several tons of waste:

• R4 Begins Cell Phone Recycling:

• Recycling Differ from East and West Coast Schools:

• Rescued Resource Exchange today:

• UCD Litterbugs:

• Solid waste digester turns garbage into electricity:

• Whole Earth to Occur this Weekend:

• Zero Waste:

• News From Year 2003

• Recycle me, Baby!:

• Killing Time: I can imagine...

• High gas prices are not so bad:

• The Funnies:

• R4: Still a long way to go: Letter to the editor

• Students take the dive:

• News From Year 2002

• Campus aids air study: UC Davis samplers collect pollutants worldwide

• Environmentalist protest Coke bottles:

• All you need to know about conservation:

• ASUCD commission offers free mug clips, promotes reuse:

• Forum aims to implement sustainability measures at UCD:

• Campus recycling comes to Primero Grove:

• State bills to set standard for high-tech recycling:

• Sustainability at UCD: Practice makes perfect

• Making the most of organic waste: University does its part to recycle materials despite lacking centralized infrastructure

• Filling a void: Project Compost, R4 drive environmental efforts

• Campus attempts to save: The environment through recycling

• EPA Penalizes UC for clean air violation: Agency fines Davis and Berkeley campuses over $100,000

• News From Year 2001

• Recycling program, helpers deserve heap of praise:

• Senate adopts changes to ASUCD unit name, objective:

• R4 Recycling receives environmental recognition award:

• News From Year 1999

• Earth Day combines music with education: Community plans minifestival of activities to be heal in Central Park

• Earth Day festivities feature music, education: Celebration at Central Park heightens local environmental awareness

• Program stresses use of recycled paper:

• Several proposals look to reduce Coffee house trash: Spot-a-Mug program rewards students for using own mug at the campus eatery

• News From Year 1998

• Hints help keep holidays eco-friendly:

• Recycling program sponsors writing contest: A prize is offered to the person who can list the most creative ways to recycle

• Campus recycling program gets boost from state grant:

• News From Year 1997

• Ceremony opens environmental center:

• Davis adds to recycling possibilities:

• Campus provides program for dry cell battery recycling:

• Senate mandates recycled paper use for its offices:

• State grant allows campus to purchase hardy recycling bins, boosts green spirit at UCD:

• Recycling effort aims at cleaning big lecture halls:

• Campus environmental groups set up shop in new resource center:

• Posters ineffective, bins needed: Recycling effort should be appreciated, not critiqued

• Second Chance week advocates re-use, repair of items:

• News From Year 1996

• UCD groups promote recycling:

• News From Year 1995

• Holiday materials as recyclable as the season's traditions:

• Resource Recovery Drive: collects items for charities

• Experts give students tips on keeping winter holidays green:

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