News Archive
McCool to start waste and recycling can trial, July 12, 2012
With the continual increase of recycling activity on campus, Facilities Management is continuing to explore opportunities to improve user efficiency. MORE...
EARTH WEEK , April 04, 2012
Earth Week and Earth Day events are being planned on campus and we would love to have you participate. MORE...
STUDENT GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER, March 23, 2012
Students Offer Recycling Option for Spring Cleaning
Items to be used in Garage Sale Fundraiser MORE...
E-Waste Recycling , March 19, 2012
Recycling your e-waste on Thursday, March 22. MORE...
NOTICE OF CHANGES TO CAMPUS WIDE RECYCLING, January 09, 2012
With changes in recycling contractors, comes changes to the campus wide recycling program. MORE...
Recycling on campus easier than ever, August 18, 2011
Mississippi State's campuswide recycling program is underway, and most of the university's facilities are now participating. MORE...
Campus-Wide Recycling Program Underway, February 11, 2011
Mississippi State's campus-wide recycling program is underway. Your existing desk-side office container is now your personal recycling container and we can recycle all plastics (including styrofoam), glass, aluminum, all paper, cardboard and metal. The only material that is not recyclable is food waste and personal hygiene items, and we ask that you throw these items away in the closest waste container. Recycling containers are designated by a recycling symbol or by being blue in color. Please use and distribute this poster as needed to help educate everyone on the specifics of our MSU recycling program.
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Comprehensive recycling rolls out on campus, June 16, 2010
Mississippi State University's new recycling program is underway, and members of the campus community are excited about the additional opportunity to go green, according to the director of the MSU Environmental Collaborative Office. MORE...
Environmental Collaborative Office launches ECO Paw, June 01, 2010
The Mississippi State University Environmental Collaborative Office (ECO) is building on the momentum of April's successful Earth Day and ECO Week activities with the launch of ECO Paw. The innovative program for faculty and staff is designed to enhance environmental stewardship, maximize resources and contribute to a healthier campus community. MORE...
Biological Sciences sharing Earth Day message with students, April 22, 2010
Mississippi State University's Department of Biological Sciences is marking the 40th anniversary of Earth Day today by handing out reusable grocery bags to nearly 1,000 undergraduate majors in biological sciences (BIO), medical technology (MDT) and microbiology (MIC). MORE...
Free MSU ice cream! (Oh, and a bike tour, too), April 14, 2010
Hit the road on a Bully Bike and check out a few of the sustainability initiatives underway at Mississippi State University during the ECO Week bike tour April 21 from 10:30 a.m.-noon. MORE...
Campus gearing up for ECO Week, Earth Day, April 14, 2010
Exhibits, information, speakers, music and more are on the agenda for Mississippi State University's ECO Week and Earth Day celebration April 19-23. All of the events on the Starkville campus are free and open to the local community. MORE...
'Super Size Me' screening April 15, April 12, 2010
Join the MSU Environmental Collaborative Office and the Gaining Ground Sustainability Institute of Mississippi for a screening of "Super Size Me" Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. The free event takes place in Thompson Hall Tully Auditorium. MORE...
Volunteers needed for recycling, trash pickup, April 08, 2010
Do you have a couple of hours to spare and the desire to make a difference? Green Starkville needs volunteers to empty recycling and trash bins, load garbage bags and help with clean up during the Cotton District Arts Festival April 17. MORE...
Earth Day Fair centerpiece of MSU ECO Week, April 01, 2010
MSU ECO director Jeremiah Dumas (right) accepts the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment from Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (left), who signed the document during a special Earth Day ceremony on the Starkville campus April 22, 2009. MORE...
Trees, green spaces focus of May workshop, April 01, 2010
The Mississippi Urban Forest Council will hold Trees In Our Community: A Northwest Mississippi Community Forestry Workshop and Urban Forest Master Training program May 6, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Starkville Sportsplex. MORE...
Flip the switch for Earth Hour Saturday night, March 26, 2010
Flip the switch. Power down that PC and printer. Shut off your office power strip. And make a difference during Earth Hour this Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. MORE...
Federal grant funds MSU, Choctaw youth partnership, February 23, 2010
Mississippi State and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are working together to help improve the education of youth now under supervision of the tribal juvenile justice system. Supported by a four-year, $700,000 U.S. Justice Department grant, the project titled "Getting Healing from That Little Garden" is designed to help the young people learn more about traditionally harvested plants and foods. MORE...
MSU fall recycling trial termed 'success', January 11, 2010
Mississippi State officials are reporting that more than 75,000 pounds of material were collected during the university's fall recycling trial program. MORE...
ASCE Student Chapter recycling toner cartridges, cell phones, October 14, 2009
Wondering what to do with that old cell phone? Looking for a way to get rid of those toner cartridges you?ve been saving? The American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter at Mississippi State University has a solution for you. MORE...
Hop on a bike for green campus tour, September 23, 2009
Explore Mississippi State University on one of our maroon and white cruiser bicycles during the College of Business Leadership Summit Sept. 29. MORE...
With fans' help, MSU football gamedays to get 'greener', August 31, 2009
Football gamedays at Mississippi State are getting greener this fall thanks to a new initiative developed by the athletic department and the university's Environmental Collaborative Office. MORE...
Recycling initiative takes step forward during MVNU2MSU, August 31, 2009
Traffic moved carefully. Loads were heavy. People were busy. And students started settling into their home away from home during the opening of Mississippi State University's residence halls Aug. 8. Movin' You to MSU, or MVNU2MSU, is always an exciting time for students, parents, and the MSU family, and this year's event also introduced students to an important Bulldog tradition: recycling. MORE...
MSU ECO welcomes new committee members, July 22, 2009
The MSU Environmental Collaborative Office has four new committee members. MORE...
Inside Higher Ed covers campus sustainability programs, May 28, 2009
Inside Higher Ed recently talked to sustainability officers around the country whose institutions are signatories of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment about the initiatives underway on their campuses. MORE...
Procurement, ECO remind buyers to consider green options, May 18, 2009
The MSU Environmental Collaborative Office recently partnered with the Office of Procurement and Contracts to produce a Buy Green brochure. MORE...
Director shares ECO story with Staff Leadership Program, May 13, 2009
Prof. Jeremiah Dumas, ASLA, director of the Mississippi State University Environmental Collaborative Office, outlined ECO?s mission and goals during a recent presentation to members of the MSU Staff Leadership Program. MORE...
Account statements go paperless, April 29, 2009
Mississippi State University is using technology to better serve students, parents and employees. And that same technology is contributing to the school's overall sustainability initiative. Starting in May, account statements will be available online exclusively through the secure MSU QuickPAY? portal. MORE...
Keenum signs ACU Presidents Climate Commitment, April 22, 2009
Prof. Jeremiah Dumas, ASLA, (right) accepted the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment from Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum (left) April 22. Keenum signed the document during a special Earth Day ceremony on the Starkville campus. MORE...
Celebrate sustainability at the Earth Day Fair Wednesday, April 20, 2009
Nisreen Cain of Green Starkville is the lead organizer of this year's Earth Day Fair, a special Earth Day celebration at Mississippi State University Wednesday [April 22]. Late last week, she shared an update of the upcoming events and activities with the MSU Environmental Collaborative Office. MORE...
Presidential signing ceremony Earth Day highlight, April 15, 2009
Mississippi State's sustainability initiative takes a major step forward Wednesday, April 22, when President Mark E. Keenum signs the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. MORE...
Earth Day Fair sign up, April 06, 2009
To celebrate Earth Day and highlight campus and community environmentally-friendly programs and activities, the MSU Environmental Collaborative Office, the Appalachian Leadership Honors Program, and Green Starkville are hosting an Earth Day Fair Wednesday, April 22. MORE...
ECO wants your Earth Day events, March 26, 2009
Momentum is building for the April launch of the MSU Environmental Collaborative Office. MORE...
University sharpens sustainability focus, March 20, 2009
When it's launched officially April 22, the Environmental Collaborative Office will help bring together a wide range of efforts and ideas. The initiative is helping MSU go greener by highlighting the positive economic and environmental impacts that a focused sustainability campaign provides. MORE...
Feds award alt-energy loan guarantee, March 20, 2009
The New York Times' Green Inc. blog reports that the Energy Department has tentatively awarded its first alternative energy loan guarantee. MORE...
MSU student-based recycling effort making campus impact, March 18, 2009
Midway through a national challenge, Mississippi State students have more than 3,400 pounds of trash collected for recycling. MORE...
Federally supported MSU project to restore Harrison beaches, March 16, 2009
The Center for Sustainable Design at Mississippi State is receiving $100,000 from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to provide landscape design and vegetation for restoring 26 miles of hurricane-damaged coastal beach in Harrison County. MORE...
U.S. ChallengeX-champion MSU begins 'NeXt' team project , February 04, 2009
About 60 Mississippi State students are preparing to spend three years working to improve "their car" and, in the process, help shape the United States energy policy. MORE...