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Before the founding of the Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative (AOZWI) in 2010, only 9% of waste in Athens County and Hocking County was recycled.
Sugar Bush Foundation, Rural Action and the Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs are partners in the collaboration which has helped bring sustainability to the forefront of the Southeast Ohio region which depends largly on resource extraction.
AOZWI encouraged the university to amplify its zero-waste goals, diverting 90% of its waste from landfills by 2025, it also works with businesses to adopt zero-waste models to create more profitable operations.
On this week s episode of Stef Talks Trash, you ll hear from Ed Newman, president of Rural Action, Hylie Voss, president of the Sugar Bush Foundation and Elissa Welch with Ohio University s Voinovich School speak about the partnership between their organizations and how they are turning waste into an asset in Southeast Ohio.
OHIO announces 2021 Sustainability Award winners Published: April 22, 2021 Author: Sam Crowl Ben Siegel
Ohio University’s Office of Sustainability is pleased to celebrate Earth Day with recognition of the 2021 Sustainability Award winners. The annual Sustainability Awards are given to individuals and organizations nominated by their peers for contributions during the previous academic year.
The Faculty Sustainability Award is given to an OHIO faculty member who has made exemplary contributions to their field through sustainability-related teaching, research, scholarship or service.
Amy Lynch
This year’s award is given to Assistant Professor of Geography Amy Lynch. Dr. Lynch is an urban planner with a conservation and environmental management background whose research is focused on green infrastructure and sustainability community monitoring. She was nominated for building her classes around experiential exercises that engage students with