By Arianna Bishop, Special to The Hoya
• January 31, 2025
The D.C. City Council introduced new legislation Jan. 15 to increase the cost of purchasing bottled beverages with the intention of reducing glass and plastic waste.
Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward...
REUSE, a student organization that seeks to reduce waste on campus by repurposing items, won the Spring 2023 Rocket Pitch competition, earning $1,750 that will go toward starting a pop-up shop in Red...
The average American will throw away approximately 185 pounds of plastic every year, or about half a pound of plastic per day.
With multiple states predicted to run out of landfill space...
One pervasive rumor about Georgetown University’s sustainability persists: The university does not recycle. In fact, the university does recycle, but skepticism leads many students to simply toss all...
Hanging from a tree above Red Square earlier this month, aluminum cans, water bottles and plastic containers clashed sharply with Georgetown University’s manicured landscape of and drew people’s attention...
Recycling at Georgetown University is needlessly confusing. The university’s failure to explain recycling procedures has muddled student understanding of what should be a simple process, leaving a vacuum...
For years, Georgetown University was among the leading universities for recycling in the nation. Recently, however, recycling at Georgetown has been marred by rumors and clouded by widespread confusion...
Clean and empty pizza boxes, paper and plastic plates, cups, lids and to-go containers, which were previously considered garbage, are now recyclable in Washington, D.C, the District government announced...
As The Hoya’s editorial board noted last week, this summer brought major renovations to O’Donovan Hall. The establishment is now divided between the lower-level Fresh Food Company, which offers unlimited...
As the second semester ends, it's time to take a break from finals and celebrate. But as much as we all love wine at this classy university, throwing away all of those bottles is not the best for our...
Pope Francis addressed a crowd of nearly 15,000 people in a White House speech on sustainability Wednesday. The speech was a call to action to combat climate change and protect the planet.
As a Jesuit...
TerraCycle, a collection program that recycles complex materials, has expanded its presence to all freshman dorms and the Healey Family Student Center since it was established by the Georgetown University...
