Auraria Sustainable Campus Program

Join us for our creek cleanup this Friday and help make our environment a better place! ✨

We will meet at the Cherry Creek by the underpass at Speer Blvd and Lawrence St on Friday, June 5 from 10am-2pm. 💧

Waders, gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags will be provided. Please bring sunscreen, water, and snacks, and wear comfortable weather-appropriate clothing. 🌞

Learn more and register using the QR code or use the link in our bio! 🔗📲

Join us for our May 2026 Creek Cleanup and help make our environment a cleaner place! 💧

We will meet at the Cherry Creek by the underpass at Speer Blvd and Lawrence St on Friday, May 29. ☀️

Waders, gloves, trash grabbers, and trash bags will be provided. Please bring sunscreen, water, and snacks, and wear comfortable weather-appropriate clothing.

Learn more and register using the QR code or use the link in our bio! 🔗📲

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates, Uyen, Amy, and Peri! 🎓🎉

Thank you for all your hard work, we’re so grateful for you! 💛

Here’s to your next adventure! ✨

We are hiring! 📢

Are you looking for a job this fall? The ASCP has open part-time positions on the Compost, Marketing, and Waste Diversion teams! These positions will start in the Fall 2026 semester. 🍂

The ASCP is also looking for a summer 2026 intern to assist with website development 💻

Learn more using the link in our bio or visit sustainableauraria.org/jobs. 😊

A student at Auraria asked, “How can I save on utilities during the summer?”

⛄️ Keep your air conditioning at or above 75 degrees

💡Use electricity during off-peak times

🌬️ Use a fan instead of AC

🧺Wash larger laundry loads and use cold water

🔥Have a burning question? Comment below or send us a dm!

Have you ever wondered what happens to the recycling collected on Auraria Campus?🥫♻️

Auraria Campus works with Republic Services to collect, separate, and prepare recyclable materials from campus for recycling markets. 🏭

Our team recently took a tour of their Material Recovery Facility, also known as a MRF, where the separation and preparation of materials occurs.🦺

🔑 Some of our key takeaways were:

➡️ The MRF has hand-sorting lines, screens, magnets, and 3 AI robots to separate recyclables into different material streams, like aluminum or paper 🗞️

➡️ Recyclables are baled, meaning they are compressed into compact cubes for transportation to manufacturers 🚂

➡️ Most of the materials are sent to manufacturers in the U.S. to be recycled into new products, but sometimes corrugated cardboard is recycled in Mexico 📦

Have any questions about recycling? 🤔 Comment below! ⬇️⬇️

Looking for a book club this semester? It’s not too late to join the Environmental Justice Zoom Book Club!📖

We are reading We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson.🌳 This memoir follows activist Nemonte, who organized a coalition of indigenous nations in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru to successfully stop oil/gas drilling in half a million acres of rainforest.🌎

📍EJZBC meets Tuesdays at 6:30-7:450pm

📚Mar 3: chapters 7-12
📚Mar 17: chapters 13-18
📚Mar 31: chapters 19-26
📚Apr 15-16: Nemonte and Anderson will be visiting MSU Denver as the Virginia M. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professors for the 1 Book/1 Project/2 Transform selection with MSU Denver

➡️Sign up to receive the book club zoom link using the link in our bio

➡️Contact Dr. Christina Foust at [email protected] for questions

🌀Bridging Somos Agua y Somos Tierra🌀

Join the ASCP, , and Anthropology Dept on for a drop-in sustainability fair highlighting the water and earth nexus! 🌎

🔸Monday, March 2 from 12:30-2:30 pm
🔸Tivoli Multicultural Lounge, Room 261

🔹Get seeds to grow your own plants & make art
🔹Connect with campus & community resources
🔹Hear from artist and activist Belinda Garcia

We can’t wait to see you there!