Zero Waste Club Archives

San Luis Obispo County halts styrofoam ban

by Avalon Cassard and Grace Curtis March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

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 (EPS) foam food containers and products in the county. The board’s final vote was 7-6 […]

News

“It’s just switching back and forth like a pendulum”: How Biden’s climate change efforts affect the Cal Poly community

by Naomi Vanderlip March 16, 2021August 29, 2022

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.

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Your guide to SLO’s Earth Week celebrations

by Sydney Sherman April 22, 2019August 29, 2022

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 Marisa Miller, Green Campus team manager Audri Long and Green Campus team member Logan Babcock. […]

The Zero Waste Club is making art out of trash collected from Pinnacles National Park

by Grant Anderson March 11, 2019August 29, 2022

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 left national parks littered with trash, the team was determined to leave no scraps behind. […]