Sustainability at Stout

At UW-Stout Polytechnic, we're working to reduce our environmental impact every day.
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Committed to Sustainability 

By reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and incorporating sustainability into the curriculum, UW-Stout Polytechnic is constantly working to be more sustainable as a campus.

UW-Stout Polytechnic is a Charter Signatory of the Carbon Commitment, a higher education effort to address climate change by committing our campus to neutralizing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In signing the Carbon Commitment, we're also committed to accelerating sustainability research and education. Chancellor Emeritus Charles Sorensen signed our commitment on September 12, 2007.

 

Sustainability efforts honored by U.S. Department of Education, statewide Focus on Energy

UW-Stout can officially add a new “color” to its identity – green.
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Campus Sustainability Action Plan

Campus Sustainability Action Plan

Our plan documents our emissions reduction progress and sets priorities for future sustainable development.
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Building Energy Efficiency

Making our buildings more sustainable and reducing our energy use.
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Campus Garden & Food

Buying local and sustainable, growing food, and cultivating community.
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Sustainability in the Curriculum

Incorporating sustainability into curriculum and research projects.
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Bike Friendly University signage

Transportation

Offering sustainable options to get you where you need to go.
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Waste Reduction

Reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting to decrease landfilled waste.
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Get Involved

Find ways to get involved in sustainability efforts on campus.
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Sustainability

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Creek restoration, data center viewpoints, sustainability researched by LAKES REU students  Featured Image

Creek restoration, data center viewpoints, sustainability researched by LAKES REU students

Nine undergraduates from around U.S. invite conversations on challenges, opportunities at community presentation Aug. 6
John Deere will benefit from sustainable plastic research conducted by UW-Stout students, faculty Featured Image

John Deere will benefit from sustainable plastic research conducted by UW-Stout students, faculty

Two-year project seeks to identify recycled polymers that can be used in manufacturing process
UW-Stout’s Tree Campus designation is the latest step in sustainability efforts that protect Earth, benefit budgets Featured Image

UW-Stout’s Tree Campus designation is the latest step in sustainability efforts that protect Earth, benefit budgets

University honored for commitment to investing in, protecting trees