University of Louisiana at Lafayette Leads Seven-University, Statewide Waste Reduction Program

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is leading a seven-university initiative to engage students in sustainability research that will help redu...

August 25, 2022
8:16 AM

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is leading a seven-university initiative to engage students in sustainability research that will help reduce waste on campuses and in communities and waterways. The collaboration is part of Keep Louisiana Beautiful's University Affiliate Program. Keep Louisiana Beautiful is a nonprofit based in Baton Rouge that was founded in 2000; it fosters programs to prevent litter, reduce waste and bolster recycling.Those efforts are carried out with help from organizations, businesses, governmental entities and more than 260,000 volunteers.

Angelina Ruiz