In 2018, the City of San Luis Obispo found Cal Poly significantly violated the Wastewater Pretreatment Standards mandated by the city. All of the wastewater generated on campus is treated at the city’s Water Resource Recovery Facility, and because Cal…
Students and faculty fail to keep up with Cal Poly’s 2020 Zero Waste goal; facilities keep campus on track
Cold Canyon Processing Facility Manager John Ryan said the recycling contamination rate from Cal Poly is the highest in the county at 32 percent.
The last straw: Campus Dining ditches plastic for paper straws
Cal Poly is taking another step towards its zero waste goal with the replacement of plastic straws throughout campus dining halls. Campus Dining announced that they are making the switch to compostable paper straws beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year.…
Cal Poly wins 3 awards for sustainability programs
Cal Poly took home three awards at the 14th annual Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards competition.
Sustainability organizations collaborate on ‘Rise Above Plastics’ campaign
The groups will be tabling and performing zero-waste audits.
Earth Week highlights Cal Poly’s sustainability commitment
To celebrate Earth Day, sustainability leaders on campus planned Earth Week with 10 different eco-focused events on topics such as green careers, how to make an office space more sustainable, a mixer to broadcast the future campus Community Garden and…
‘Race to Zero Waste’ promotes sustainable living in Poly Canyon Village
Poly Canyon Village residents are competing against other universities in a nationwide sustainability contest.
Food Science and Nutrition Department receives grant to tackle sustainability awareness at Cal Poly
The grant will fund a new graduate program for food science and nutrition graduate students to conduct food waste research.
Zero Waste Leaders promote producing less waste on campus
Zero Waste Leaders will attend future events and tailgates to encourage students to be zero-waste.
ASI to host first Sustainability Festival
There will be veggie burgers and giveaways and a chance to meet on-campus sustainability clubs.
Campus Dining hosts food forum to discuss the ‘state of our plate’
Campus Dining hosted an open forum to discuss healthful options at Cal Poly and how to improve dining around campus.