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A Sustainable Spin on VIMS Marine Science Day
On August 26, 2022
![Finished Basket](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mehl1-280x190.png)
By Anna Mehlhorn ’22 When I was a preschooler, I remember getting a fresh box of crayons and deciding to design my own set
Saying goodbye to Office of Sustainability!
On July 4, 2022
![Four people posed for a photo in an office](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mbert1-280x190.jpg)
By Madeline Bertagnolli ’22 I am a graduating Senior majoring in business analytics supply chain and environmental policy. I have had the pleasure of
Officiating Studies in Coastal Resiliency at William & Mary
On May 31, 2022
![overhead view of a tree-lined coast of a small island](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/maryampic-280x190.jpeg)
By Maryam Jama ’22 During the Spring 2022 semester, I was a Sustainability Ambassador for the Office of Sustainability. I worked with a team
Discovering the Connection Between Marine Science, Climate Change and Science Communication
On May 13, 2022
![Table full of arts and crafts supplies](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Picture4-280x190.jpg)
By Trinity Bea ’22 and Lindsey Smith ’23 Hello! Our names are Trinity Bea and Lindsey Smith. Trinity is a senior, majoring in neuroscience,
William & Mary and UVA Host Joint Climate Action Talk
On April 22, 2022
![Stack of W&M Sustainability Recycle signs](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/recycle-280x190.png)
On Tuesday, April 12th, student representatives from William & Mary and the University of Virginia met virtually to host a Climate Action Talk. The
William & Mary Hosts Climate Teach-in
![a student riding a bike near the sunken garden](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/campus-life-other-1-280x190.jpg)
On Wednesday, March 30th, students and speakers gathered into three rooms in the ISC to discuss issues of climate and justice as part of
Executive Order 77: Eliminating Single-Use Plastics
On March 22, 2022
![A jumbled pile of empty, single-use water bottles](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/plastic-280x190.jpeg)
By Justin Maynard ’23 Last semester I was a Sustainability Ambassador with the Office of Sustainability. After completing a project as a Sustainability Ambassador
Bin Liners: An Opportunity to Drastically Reduce Single-Use Plastic
On February 23, 2022
![visitors to campus walking around the Wren Yard in front of the Wren Building and Lord Bot statue](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/campus-life-2-280x190.jpg)
Margaret O’Connor ’23 The typical American tosses 110 pounds of single-use plastic every year. With approximately 10,000 students, faculty, and staff, the William &
Trash Transformation: Eliminating Bin Liners & Centralizing Waste Collection
On February 7, 2022
![Stack of W&M Sustainability Recycle signs](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/recycle-280x190.png)
By Zach Roberts ’22 It is no secret that plastic waste, especially single-use plastics, is causing a huge amount of damage to the environment,