Yale Sustainability

08/28/2026

Welcome to the new year! Whether you’re entering your last year of graduate study 🌳 or you're just joining the Yale family 🌱, we’ve got you covered with a guide to make your campus experience a little more sustainable!

Find more information, resources, and ways to get involved with the Office of Sustainability in our LinkTree!

07/17/2026

Feelings of climate anxiety—also called eco-anxiety or eco-grief– can spike during catastrophic events like the Canadian wildfires and enveloping smoke. In this explainer from our archives, Yale experts Anthony Leiserowitz and Sarah Lowe discuss the rising tide of climate anxiety and how collective action can serve as an antidote. Read the story: https://sustainability.yale.edu/explainers/yale-experts-explain-climate-anxiety

06/29/2026

Preserving the past shouldn’t cost the future. 🌍

Museums and collections storage spaces require tight, around-the-clock controls for temperature, humidity, and light—and that comes with a big energy footprint. Yale’s Environmental Monitoring Data Project is tackling this challenge by uniting conservators and collections specialists with IT experts and Facilities staff to improve how environmental data is gathered, shared, and put to work.

In our new video, Christine McCarthy from the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Yale University Library explains how better data can support smarter decisions—reducing energy use by as much as 25% while protecting collections for generations.

Filmed at Yale West Campus and Yale Peabody Museum

05/29/2026

This year, we celebrated 20 years since Yale’s Office of Sustainability was founded—and we’re feeling grateful (and energized) by the progress our community has made. Net campus emissions are down 43% since 2005, 37 buildings are certified LEED Gold or Platinum, and Spring Salvage has diverted 663 tons of household goods from the waste stream. Read our 2025 Impact Report and let us know: what can we achieve in the next 20 years? https://heyzine.com/flip-book/8e8a697252.html Yale University

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05/22/2026

We're still buzzing from our annual Bike to Work Breakfast. 🚲 A great coming together of the New Haven cycling community, capped off by a press conference with Mayor Justin Elicker and the City of New Haven to highlight new bike-friendly initiatives in our city. Thanks to all who joined us in promoting active, zero-emission transportation during : the Farmington Canal Rail-to-Trail Association, New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation, CTrides, Ride New Haven, Connecticut Department of Transportation, New Haven Friends of the Farmington Canal Greenway, Handsome Dan, and CCAP.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Silliman College (aka ) for taking home the trophy in this year’s “Erase the Waste: Boola Bowl Challenge!” 🍽️🪴🏆

Silliman diners produced just 7.9 pounds of food waste per 100 swipes on April 14—showing how individual choices add up to real change. A huge thank you to the dining hall kitchen staff, peer educators, and everyone who participated to make this event such a success!

We can’t wait to see which college claims the title next year! 🌎🌳

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Silliman College for taking home the trophy in this year’s "Erase the Waste: Boola Bowl Challenge!" 🍽️🪴🏆

On April 12, we joined forces with Yale Hospitality and the Yale College Sustainability Peer Educators to host a friendly, campus-wide competition to encourage residential college diners to reduce food waste. After a spirited family dinner, Silliman College came out on top—producing just 7.9 pounds of food waste per 100 swipes.

A huge thank you to the dining hall kitchen staff, peer educators, and everyone who participated to make this event such a success!

We can’t wait to see which college claims the title next year! 🌎🌳

05/01/2026

Free breakfast tastes better after a bike ride 🚲🥐

Join us Friday, May 15 for Yale's annual Bike to Work Breakfast! Celebrate National Bike Month and sustainable transportation with good food and great company. Meet fellow bikers, hang with Handsome Dan, and check out cool commuter options—including a Veo e-scooter.

Helmet Required.
RSVP here: https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/CampusSustainability/rsvp_boot?id=2321130

04/24/2026

Move out the sustainable way 🌱♻️

April 28 - May 20, is Yale’s annual Spring Salvage!

Bring in unwanted items so they can be donated for reuse, making move-out as low-waste as possible 🌍

For more information and Spring Salvage bin locations: https://sustainability.yale.edu/priorities-progress/materials/spring-salvage

04/17/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Yale Sustainability Awards! 🏆🌸

Each year, the Office of Sustainability celebrates students, staff, and faculty leading the charge in creating a more sustainable future. This year’s winners are making an impact in creative and unexpected ways: from transforming waste into powerful art installations to reimagining sustainable medical training.

Learn more about each inspiring winner here: https://sustainability.yale.edu/news/yale-honors-campus-sustainability-leaders-during-earth-month