Under the agreement, EPA will reduce university’s energy, water and fuel use, increase recycling, and use more environmentally-friendly landscaping practices.
The university will join EPA’s WasteWise program, which will provide technical assistance to determine how much garbage is generated on campus and find ways to reduce waste and increase recycling.
The university will use water-saving WaterSense products and consult with EPA’s Greenscapes program to further improve its sustainable landscaping, water conservation and stormwater management programs.
The university plans to reduce energy consumption by 10% while using more renewable energy for its facilities.
The university will also join EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign and Clean Construction USA program, which enables the university to use equipment with controls that reduce harmful diesel pollution on future construction projects.
