Tag: Food Waste

March 17, 2021

What will we Sustain? Reflections After One Year in the Pandemic

by Eni Owoeye

This time last year, the NYU community felt a collective shock. For students, the shock may have been a buzz of excitement at the prospect of staying at home because “Zooming” into class actually sounded thrilling. But for most, the shock slowly creeped into a panic as more blue, green, and white masks started to pop up around the City. Whatever the feeling was, we are now grappling with it one year later. The following are a collection of student stories about what they learned about themselves, their connections to others, and their connections to the environment this past year.

December 10, 2020

NYU Sustainability 2020 #YearinReview

2020 was a year unlike any other. We joined our colleagues and peers across NYU, the country, and the world in adapting and adjusting to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to progress in our sustainability work. In many ways, 2020 was an exceptional year for sustainability at NYU: we were recognized and ranked internationally for the collective efforts of students, faculty, administrators, and staff across the University; we launched new initiatives related to environmental and racial justice; and we joined a climate commitment aimed at food-related greenhouse gas emissions – our first non-building related pledge.

July 2, 2020

#GreenGraduates: Featuring Raunak Shrestha

The Green Graduate series is a collective of interviews and conversations with environmentally-minded and eco-conscious NYU graduates. As these students move on to the workforce, graduate programs, and other opportunities, we are struck with how different the world seems today than it did a few months ago. Our hope with this series is to inspire, motivate and most importantly, honor the class of 2020.

Throughout his four years of college, Raunak Shrestha has seen many victories, large and small, towards making NYU Abu Dhabi a greener campus.

As a first-year, Raunak joined the student interest group, Ecoherence, which works to promote on-campus sustainability through efforts like increasing student awareness and pushing the school to adopt more environmentally conscious policies.

June 23, 2020

Community Composting Options in New York City

Amidst safety concerns and budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City temporarily suspended its city-funded curbside and drop-off composting services last March. Thankfully, in the past few weeks, several neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations have stepped up to provide an option for New Yorkers to recycle their organic waste, which makes up roughly 1/3 of our city’s waste stream! Whether you’ve been collecting your food scraps in the freezer for months or want to start composting for the first time, below are some resources to get you started. Please be sure to click through the links and review acceptable materials as they vary from site to site.

April 17, 2020

NYU Fights Food Insecurity During COVID-19

New York, the city that never sleeps, has gone silent. As we transition to remote learning and working, we are struck with the inequalities being both created and deepened by COVID-19. NYU is a university not only in the city, but of the city. It is our responsibility and privilege to answer the call in one of New York’s greatest times of need.