Businesses will continue to be able to use styrofoam containers in San Luis Obispo County. Board members of the San Luis Obispo County’s Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) voted Feb. 10 to postpone the ban on polystyrene and expanded polystyrene…
“It’s just switching back and forth like a pendulum”: How Biden’s climate change efforts affect the Cal Poly community
During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden identified climate change as one of his top four priorities. Since his election, the Biden administration rejoined the Paris agreement, established a National Climate Task Force and introduced a variety of executive orders to tackle climate change at home and abroad.
Your guide to SLO’s Earth Week celebrations
This week is Earth Week, and that includes — well, everybody. Many clubs and organizations at Cal Poly are participating to put sustainability-focused Earth Week events together. Much of the week was organized by three students: president of Surfrider Club…
The Zero Waste Club is making art out of trash collected from Pinnacles National Park
Armed with trash bags and a steadfast team of volunteers, the Zero Waste Club and local student e-commerce startup Ethic Marketplace traveled to the peaks of Pinnacles National Park on Feb. 9. In the wake of the government shutdown that…
15-Minute Update: SubSessions hosts Life’s a Peach this weekend and the Zero Waste Club pushes for reusable solo cups
Mustang News anchors Stephanie Garibay and Kayla Berenson have today’s top stories.
Why Cal Poly waste can’t be composted
The issue arose because students placed too many non-compostable items into the on-campus compost bins.
