UC Merced wins highest honor for its efforts to go green

From solar power to sorting waste, UC Merced is taking action in every way possible to go green.

One example – the college’s own campus recycling center, where students spend several hours a day sorting every bag that comes their way.

“We have on average a day 200 bags of trash and we finish it all,” says Allajah Blugh, UC Merced’s zero waste coordinator.

“We wouldn’t be able to do it without them. It gives you this pride because you feel like youre doing the work when it comes to sustainability because you’re sorting through that trash.”

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Source: abc30

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