uAlberta earns a "C" for sustainability

November 1, 2007

The College Sustainability Report Card is in and the University of Alberta scraped by with a "C," says the student organization, Canadian University Press.  The University is continuing to move forward with its green projects, and is stressing that support from the entire campus community is vital to their success.  The report covered environmental initiatives at 200 schools in North America, and reported that uAlberta was lagging in reducing emissions and using more renewable energy.  uAlberta has opened a new Recycling Transfer Centre that will reduce waste by 40%.