Virginia Tech Office of Sustainability

04/15/2024

Want to hear more about the Sustainable Fashion Show that we're hosting tonight in Burruss Auditorium at 7:00 PM? Check out this video created by Chrishma Perera, Virginia Tech's Rachel Carson Fellow, which features Jules Cerato, the Communications Representative for the Waste Management Team of our internship program and lead coordinator of the Sustainable Fashion Show!

Hope to see you there! Admission is free and this event is open to the entire campus and Blacksburg community.

09/07/2023

The latest university-approved Green RFP projects include continued restoration efforts of Stroubles Creek, lighting upgrades, an enhanced battery recycling program, and more.
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/09/facilities-green-rfp.html

The latest university-approved proposals include continued restoration efforts of Stroubles Creek, lighting upgrades, an enhanced battery recycling program, and more.

08/24/2023

Join us in Squires, room 219, to learn about all of the sustainable options that Virginia Tech has to offer! We'll talk about what we're doing, where we're going and how you can get involved! Come plant seedlings with us while you talk and learn about sustainable dining, housing, transportation, waste management, events, internship opportunities, and so much more.

06/02/2023

Times Higher Education released its 2023 Impact rankings for sustainability and Virginia Tech again earned a top-100 global ranking. The university's emphasis on eliminating hunger and food waste, sustainability research, and policies and procedures to help it become carbon neutral by 2030 all playe...

04/28/2023

🎓Graduating in May? Take the Green Graduates pledge and pick up your free green cord TODAY (4/28) between noon and 2pm at Squires Info Booth A (1st floor, next to Dining Services office, across from Au Bon Pain coffee booth). Learn more at https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/sustainability-programs/graduation-pledge.html.

04/22/2023

Saturday is Earth Day and we're concluding our Earth Week with planting trees in Old Growth Forest 🌳 Meet at 10am at the Cranwell Parking Lot on the NE side of the Forest. Also Saturday, the Office of Sustainability interns will be tabling at the Blacksburg Farmers Market to distribute copies of their magazine on sustainable eating and there are various opportunities to celebrate Earth Day around town (including more tree plantings!) Learn more on our website: https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/sustainability-programs/earth-week.html

04/21/2023

Curious how much waste generated by a buildings occupants is diverted from a landfill? Or what portion of recycling is contaminated? Find out at the Goodwin Hall Waste Audit Friday, April 21, 1:30-4:30. Also on Friday - The Making of a Green Lab; Career Outfitters Popup Shop; Earth Friendly Smoothies; Stream Cleanup; and Measuring Change: The Journey of Creating the Envision Rating System and the Future of Sustainable Infrastructure. Learn more on our website ➡️ https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/sustainability-programs/earth-week.html.

04/20/2023

Details about the Spring 2023 Plant Sale starting Thursday ⬇️

04/20/2023

🌎 Earth Week continues Thursday with a tour of Old Growth Forest! Meet at 4pm at the entrance to the woods on Clay Street. Also Thursday - a clothing swap; Re-Art: Responding to Climate Change Through Art; and the Spring 2023 Plant Sale starts outside of the Hahn Garden. See more details on our website: https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/sustainability-programs/earth-week.html.

04/18/2023

You don’t want to miss this! Come see Epcot and Derek in the Sustainable Fashion Show tonight (4/18). Do you think they’ll steal the show? More details about the fashion show at https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/sustainability-programs/earth-week.html