Waste Minimization
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Stories related to UMD's Waste Minimization Goals

A New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending the Shelf Life of Produce
Jul 19, 2024 -- Engineered Material Also Absorbs Pesticides, Herbicides for Easier Washing

New Bins Make It Clear: Toss Your Glass Waste Here
Feb 14, 2024 -- Recycling Bins Added to Locations Across Campus

Backyard Climate Guard
Mar 03, 2023 -- Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away

$4.8M Grant Supports Sustainable Fertilizer Research
Feb 22, 2023 -- Ag Scientists Work to Explore Benefits of Transforming Poultry Waste

UMD Study: Retailers Can Gain From Reducing Food Waste
Feb 06, 2023 -- Marketing Experts Name 5 Ways Grocery Sellers Can Improve the Supply Chain

A Period of Change
Nov 03, 2022 -- Alum’s Banana Fiber Menstrual Pads Offer Accessible Solution to Girls and Women in India
Terp to Terp Campus ReUse Store
Sep 01, 2022 -- UMD's DRL Shares Resources, Reduces Waste, and Encourages Community

It’s All Good
Sep 20, 2021 -- How Terps Cooked Up Food Recovery Network 10 Years Ago and Grew It Into a Nationwide Hunger- and Waste-Fighting Force

UMD's Journey to Curbing Waste
Jan 21, 2021 -- How Terps Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Compost