Founded by Arina Zhirkova, TUCLEAN is dedicated to making our community cleaner by hosting litter sweeps both on campus and around New Orleans. "What I love most about TUCLEAN," says treasurer Noah Wardy, "is that everyone who joins has a genuine interest for the environment regardless of…
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Millions of Americans work together every year on November 15th to observe America Recycles Day. In addition to reducing your individual consumption and reusing materials, recycling is a direct path to reducing your environmental footprint. Recycling returns materials into production streams to be…
The Tulane Environmental & Energy Law Society (TELS) hosts an annual flea market each fall to support their spring summit. Visit the Flea Market Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7 each from day 9 am to 3 pm.TELS has been collecting donations of gently used…
Pumpkin DonationNow that Halloween is over, donate your pumpkins! Laughing Buddha Nursery in Metairie and Local Cooling Farms in Bogalusa will be collecting pumpkins to feed their pigs, chickens, and goats. The pumpkins should have no paint, glitter, glue, or other inedible elements. If the…
For many, Halloween is one of the best parts of the year. It is a lot of fun to dress up, buy spooky decorations, and eat Halloween treats. However, buying a new costume each year and handing out candies wrapped in plastic can turn Halloween into a very wasteful holiday. Thankfully, it is easy (and…
On October 7, the Office of Sustainability and Tulane Hospitality hosted their first Gearshift event where students explored elements of sustainable lifestyles with the opportunity to swap costumes in preparation for Halloween. The event featured a tasting of sustainable…
The Benevolent Society for the Propagation of Assorted Tomfoolery and Other Sorts of Peculiar and Otherwise Absurd and Baffling Nonsense Bike Help Desk
One of the best ways to be sustainable is to opt for walking or biking! The Tulane Benevolent Society runs weekly…
On September 20, Keep Louisiana Beautiful Affiliates Tulane University and Loyola University of New Orleans hosted their second litter sweep for World Cleanup Day, a global social action program aimed at tackling the waste crisis.
Litter Sweep ResultsWorking together, 240…
Why Conduct a Waste Audit?Each semester, the Tulane Office of Sustainability conducts a waste audit in collaboration with Senior Professor of Practice Dr. Nicole Katin's “Approaches to Environmental Studies” course to assess the amount and type of waste our campus generates. Sorting and weighing…
The Office of Sustainability is proud to announce that Tulane achieved a Silver rating for its Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS) report in 2025. The STARS report offers a comprehensive assessment of the activity across the university to advance sustainability. STARS is a program of…
