| 1970 |
The nation's first student-led environmental
center is established on Earth Day. |
| 1976 |
The nation's first collegiate student-led recycling
program begins. Student volunteers begin newspaper
and aluminum can recycling. |
| 1991 |
Student-administrative partnership between
the University of Colorado Student Union and Facilities
Management is created. |
| 1992 |
A recycling processing facility is built on
campus. |
| 1997 |
CU-Boulder's "Green Teams" begin
targeting the Hill and other student-populated areas
in Boulder to increase proper recycling. |
| 1998 |
CU-Boulder incorporates recycling provisions
into the Campus Master Plan. |
| 2000 |
Students vote to purchase renewable wind-energy
credits to match power used in all major campus construction
after 2000 making CU-Boulder the first university
in the country to purchase wind energy. |
| 2001 |
Solid Waste Management Stations installed on
campus. Residence hall automated cardboard recycling
begins. |
| 2006 |
Zero-waste vision is incorporated into CU-Boulder's
Blueprint for a Green Campus. |
| 2006 |
The ATLAS building is completed. ATLAS is the
first of four CU-Boulder campus buildings built or
renovated to meet stringent Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design, or LEED, green standards
for sustainable architecture. The other buildings
are Wolf Law, Koelbel Building-Leeds School of Business
and the University Memorial Center -- the most of
any public entity in Colorado. Three more buildings,
either under construction or in the planning stages,
will incorporate LEED green standards into their
design and construction. |
| 2007 |
Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson signs
the American College and University Presidents Climate
Commitment. |
| 2007 |
Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson forms
Chancellor's Committee on Energy, Environment and
Sustainability to serve as the steering committee
for implementing campuswide environmental strategies
and programs. |
| 2007 |
CU-Boulder's recycling collection exceeds 2,000
tons (4 million pounds). Funding provided to begin
feasibility study of relocating or expanding CU-Boulder's
recycling facility. |
| 2008 |
UCSU requires all student-funded food/dining
events to be zero-waste. |
| 2008 |
CU Dining Services eliminates plastic bags
from grab-and-go meals and distributes free reusable
bags to all incoming residence hall students. |
| 2008 |
Revenues from the sale of recyclables top $100,000. |
| 2008 |
CU Athletic Department commits to zero-waste
from football games. |