Executive Summary UofL President James Ramsey signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2008. The university released its in September, 2010, as a comprehensive roadmap for achieving a climate neutrality goal over the next four decades. A summary of the Plan and a link to the full document can be found on the UofL’s sustainability web site at . Our Executive Vice President and University Provost, Shirley Willihnganz, has championed sustainability, local foods and community supported agriculture with her commitment exemplified by the Sustainability Council and the Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability initiative answering directly to her office. This Zero Waste Strategic Plan is the first comprehensive examination of the University of Louisville’s materials and waste reduction and diversion programs representing a major step toward UofL’s leadership role as a higher education institution in the area of sustainability, not only in Kentucky, but in the southeast region and the United States. This plan will provide the basis for moving towards zero waste to landfill as a part of our sustainability efforts.
Executive Summary UofL President James Ramsey signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2008. The university released its in September, 2010, as a comprehensive roadmap for achieving a climate neutrality goal over the next four decades. A summary of the Plan and a link to the full document can be found on the UofL’s sustainability web site at . Our Executive Vice President and University Provost, Shirley Willihnganz, has championed sustainability, local foods and community supported agriculture with her commitment exemplified by the Sustainability Council and the Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability initiative answering directly to her office. This Zero Waste Strategic Plan is the first comprehensive examination of the University of Louisville’s materials and waste reduction and diversion programs representing a major step toward UofL’s leadership role as a higher education institution in the area of sustainability, not only in Kentucky, but in the southeast region and the United States. This plan will provide the basis for moving towards zero waste to landfill as a part of our sustainability efforts.
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