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Sustainability

Baylor’s Office of Sustainability facilitates and coordinates work across operations, academics, student life, and community partnerships to address environmental, societal, and economic challenges of sustainability as they manifest on campus, in our community, and globally.

Informed by perspectives across disciplines and guided by Christian Faith, the Caring for Our Common Home Sustainability Action Plan is the guiding document for Baylor’s unique contribution to the field as a Christian, R1 university.

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Baylor University will be a global leader for sustainability in pursuit of just solutions to complex environmental and societal challenges by leveraging transdisciplinary expertise informed by our Christian Faith.

Academic Interdisciplinarity

Baylor University will create structures and processes to facilitate integrative responses to environmental challenges through research, education, and practice.

Operational Sustainability

Baylor University will implement leading sustainability initiatives in campus operations that protect nature and conserve resources while creating opportunities for teaching, learning, and leadership.

Campus Culture

Baylor University will foster a vibrant campus culture where sustainable living is celebrated and contributes to the daily intellectual, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing for all members of the Baylor family.

Local and Global Engagement

Baylor University will nurture local and global partnerships for sustainability that drive progress through research, mutual learning, community-service, fellowship, and shared stewardship.

Modeling Sustainability and Christian Commitment

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Volunteer as a Waste Steward

In partnership with Campus Living & Learning, we are looking for volunteers to help guide students and visitors to dispose of waste in the appropriate receptacles during Move2BU.

🗑️ Meet Your New Outdoor Waste Stations! ♻️

Baylor’s outdoor bins just got an upgrade! Wherever you see a trash bin, there’s now a recycling bin right next to it — with clear labels, standardized bag colors, and smarter placement. These improvements make it easier than ever to Recycle Right on campus. Keep an eye out and do your part — Bears care to Recycle Right!

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A Leave No Trace Food Waste Reduction Initiative at Baylor University

Led by Baylor University Innovation Fellows (UIF) in collaboration with Baylor Eats,

the Office of Sustainability, and Student Life Well-Being Initiatives

What is sustainability?

The United Nations defines sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

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Student nonprofit ‘Bear-ly Used’ to return after last year’s success

Last year, two Baylor business students formed a nonprofit to collect dorm items during move-out and donate them to charities in need. Now after Bear-ly Used’s first year of operations, which donated over 13 storage pods worth of appliances, furniture and other goods, the team is back with bigger plans.

Stewarding God’s Creation: Baylor University Increases Campus-Wide Sustainability Efforts

Guided by its Christian mission and commitment to stewarding God’s creation, Baylor continues to advance sustainability through intentional practices that integrate faith, academics and daily campus life.

Baylor University No. 11 on U.S. News List of Beautiful College Campuses

Baylor University has been recognized yet again for its campus beauty, this time among the nation’s 30 Beautiful College Campuses by U.S. News & World Report.

Baylor University Innovation Fellows Launch Initiative to Reduce Dining Hall Food Waste

Baylor University has launched Leave No Trace, a new, student-driven sustainability initiative aimed at dramatically reducing food waste in campus dining halls.

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