Event Category: WashU Sustainability Events

18 Nov

Holiday Lights Recycling 2024-25

From November 18, 2024 at 12:00 am to January 23, 2025 at 11:59 pm
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Washington University in St. Louis

Wondering what to do with your old or unworkable holiday lights? You can recycle them! The annual Holiday Lights Recycling Drive returns to Washington University this winter. The drive runs November 18, 2024 through January 23, 2025. A holiday tradition, the WashU community brings in hundreds of pounds of holiday lights to responsibly recycle – let’s […]

1 Jan

2025 International Freezer Challenge

From January 1, 2025 at 12:00 am to July 1, 2025 at 12:00 am
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The International Freezer Challenge has been encouraging labs to perform routine maintenance on their freezers since 2017. These efforts have resulted in the saving of over 9.9 million kWh – or the equivalent emissions of driving a car 15 million miles!   As part of the WashU Green Labs Program, WashU is joining the challenge for the first time (officially)! Beginning […]