Campus Sustainability Month

Recycle books, alkaline batteries, ink/toner cartridges, electronics, and plastic bags and film in designated bins in the lobbies of the SMC Campus Center and the 620 W. Lexington St. building. Please do not deposit non-alkaline batteries including lithium ion (from watches, air tags, and other small electronics), nickel cadmium, rechargeable, etc.

Alkaline Batteries (both ends taped): AAA, AA, C, D, 9-Volt

Electronics: computers, laptops, servers, monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, switches, routers, wire, cellphones, tablets, communications equipment

Books: hardcover and softcover

Toner/Ink Cartridges: laser and inkjet printer cartridges

Plastic Bags and Film: shopping bags, produce bags, Ziploc bags, bread bags, cereal bags, bubble wrap, plastic overwrap, air pillows

The Office of Sustainability will be hosting a special edition of SustainabiliTea featuring our Climate Anxiety Oracle Cards! Stop by to hang out, ask questions, and drink tea with us. This event is in-person in the Lexington Building on the 6th Floor). Tea will be provided, but please BYO mug.

Walking Wednesdays takes place every second and fourth Wednesday from roughly noon to 12:45 p.m. Anyone is welcome to participate as we walk around the UMB campus, meeting outside the Lexington Building. Sustainability is partnering with Police and Public Safety to walk with Poe, UMB's police comfort K-9, and his handler, PFC Anthony Summer. Poe and PFC Anthony Summer join us on walks every second Wednesday and will be sharing safety tips for around campus. 

As part of UMB's celebration of Campus Sustainability Month, we are excited to co-host a Meet the Founder event featuring Evan Woodard, self-taught historian, explorer, and content creator known for founding Salvage Arc, a project dedicated to excavating historical artifacts from Baltimore's urban sites and using them to share accessible stories of the city's past.

This event is a collaboration between The Grid and the Office of Sustainability. Lunch will be provided.

Join the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Services for a trash cleanup of campus to #KeepUMBBeautiful! Drop by our basecamp at the main entrance of HSRF III at the beginning of your shift to check in and get supplies. You will be assigned to help clean a specific zone of campus during your shift(s). Swing back by basecamp at the end of your shift(s) to drop off your full trash bags. Basecamp will be located at the main entrance to HSRF III (670 W. Baltimore St.).

Walking Wednesdays takes place every second and fourth Wednesday from 12:05 to 12:45 p.m. Anyone is welcome to participate as we walk around the UMB campus, meeting outside the Lexington Building.

This Walking Wednesday, we will be joined with University Photographer, Dag, who will show us tips on how to capture photos on our phones.