Sustainable activities include Waste Reduction Drive and Earth Day Dinner Earth Day is an internationally observed event that focuses on sustainability and the conservation of the Earth. It falls on April 22 this year, but Michigan Tech is encouraging students to be more cognizant of their impact on the Earth for the entire month of.
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Kendra Lachcik (left) and Rose Turner (right) discuss the Earth Day dinner coming to the McNair Dining Hall on Apr. 22.
HOUGHTON On Apr. 22, the Michigan Tech Sustainability Demonstration House (SDH) will be hosting a special Earth Day Dinner at the McNair Dining Hall on Tech’s Campus.
This event open only to MTU students and faculty will focus on plant-based diets, healthy composting habits such as diverting food waste from landfills, and using compostable utensils and food containers.
“90% of the dinner’s components are plant-based, so we will still have a couple meat options,” Kendra Lachcik, an MTU student with the Sustainability Demonstration House explained,