Planet Blue
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May 7, 2015
Faculty and staff help recycle 440,000 pounds of electronic waste
University faculty and staff, along with the Ann Arbor-area community, collected an estimated 440,000 pounds of electronic waste at last month’s e-waste event.
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April 21, 2015
U-M among the Princeton Review’s 353 Green Colleges
The university has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability in the 2015 edition of the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges.
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April 6, 2015
U-M will sponsor annual e-waste recycling event April 23-25
Faculty and staff are encouraged to start spring cleaning by safely disposing of their broken or unwanted personal electronics at the annual e-waste recycling event April 23-25.
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March 30, 2015
Report highlights sustainability progress on campus and beyond
The university is showing a positive impact on sustainability both locally and globally as highlighted in the university’s online sustainability report released this week.
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March 13, 2015
U-M reduces use of traditional chemicals in land management
Continued sustainable land management efforts have resulted in a 54 percent reduction in the use of traditional chemicals on campus property in 2014.
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January 29, 2015
University launches upgraded Planet Blue Ambassador program 2.0
U-M’s Planet Blue Ambassador program launches PBA 2.0, featuring an online tool allowing users to make pledges and track success in a state-of-the-art dashboard.
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November 5, 2014
Campus sustainability goals set for review by working groups
The university will convene working groups on greenhouse gas, waste reduction and campus culture as part of a review of its Campus Sustainability Goals and to generate new ideas to accelerate progress.
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October 15, 2014
Energy use decreases across many campus buildings
The university has avoided millions of dollars in energy costs for the seventh consecutive year as the result of ongoing efforts on the Ann Arbor campus.
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October 9, 2014
Campus labs cut energy, avoid $1.5 million in costs
Sustainable lab practices in all campus laboratories have resulted in an estimated 10 percent energy reduction and an avoidance of $1.5 million in energy costs for U-M.
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October 8, 2014
Survey: U-M sustainability awareness up, behavior change lags
A new report shows most U-M faculty, students and staff have boosted their knowledge about how to be more sustainable, but behavior has remained essentially unchanged.
