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            Trash and the Zero Waste Dream: How UCSB Students Are Leading the Way in Recycling Innovation

            By Haya Alsaid - April 22, 2025
            Meet Jake Heeren, the student-powered force behind UCSB's recycling revolution, helping the campus get closer to zero waste—one bin at a time.

            Read moreTrash and the Zero Waste Dream: How UCSB Students Are Leading the Way in Recycling Innovation

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            UCSB Labs are Going Green with Innovative Recycling Initiative

            By Staff Writer - March 5, 2024
            UC Santa Barbara’s California NanoSystem Institute is cultivating innovation in their own labs by reducing glove waste.

            Read moreUCSB Labs are Going Green with Innovative Recycling Initiative

            Gloved hands using a pipette to pick up a single pipette tip from a standard pipette tip rack.
            Just the Facts with LabRATS

            Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: Solutions for Plastic Pipette Tips and Pipette Tip Racks

            By Tiffany Fierros - May 26, 2021
            Pipette tips and their accompanying storage containers are undoubtedly one of the largest contributors to laboratory waste.

            Read moreReduce, Reuse and Recycle: Solutions for Plastic Pipette Tips and Pipette Tip Racks

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            Eco-to-Go, a Reusable Container Program, has officially launched at Coral Tree Cafe!

            By Jessica Schmitt, Associated Students Recycling and Compost Program Coordinator - January 7, 2020
            Reusable food containers are now available at Coral Tree Cafe for customers who would like to reduce their personal environmental impact.

            Read moreEco-to-Go, a Reusable Container Program, has officially launched at Coral Tree Cafe!

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            Say No More to Externalizing Recycling

            By Tyler Thayer, Communications and Outreach Intern - February 11, 2019
            Until the country develops new, clean recycling systems, many items that used to be recyclable, like yogurt cups, juice boxes, and cereal packages, are not anymore.

            Read moreSay No More to Externalizing Recycling

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