Earth Month 2025
Download the PDF here: Earth Month Events 2025. **This schedule is subject to change based on weather and other factors and will be updated accordingly. Tuesday, April 1-3: Planet...
SustainECU Archives
Stop & Serve: Landfill on the Lawn
On March 18th, students got a chance to learn about waste on campus with ECU's first Landfill on the Lawn event! Partnering with ECU Campus Living and the Center for...
Campus Race to Zero Waste
This year, our campus is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste (CR2ZW), a national competition that encourages colleges and institutions to decrease trash and enhance sustainability practices. The...
Sustainability 2024 Year in Review
The ECU Sustainability Program had quite a year in 2024. Here are some of our most notable accomplishments: Service Opportunities Harvested and donated over 300 pounds of food from the...
New Bat House at ECU
Did you know that bats are excellent pollinators? In fact, over 300 species of fruit depend on bats to pollinate them including avocadoes, mangoes, and bananas and roughly 80 medicines...
New Sustainability Course Designation
East Carolina University now has a Sustainability Course Designation! This will help students find courses about sustainability in their course catalog. The Brundtland Commission (1987) defines “sustainability” as: “meeting the...
How to have a Sustainable Halloween
Halloween is my favorite holiday and I love finding fun and creative ways to make it more eco-friendly. The first thing to remember whether it's decorating your home or getting...
Assistance for Hurricane Helene Victims
October 3rd Update: ECU's Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts Page With the recent natural disaster hitting western North Carolina and leaving many stranded without food,...
Fall Sustainable Film Series
Every semester, ECU Sustainability hosts a series of film screenings followed by a discussion. This discussion is led by someone with experience relating to the film's topic. This can range...
The HHP ADR Office is Green Office Certified!
The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU’s HHP Office of Research Development and Administration. Our Green Office Certification is earned...