Dallas College Recognized For Innovative Sustainability Strategies, Wins National Wildlife Federation's ‘Campus Race Zero Waste’ Award

Press release from Dallas College:

Sept. 15, 2021

(DALLAS) — A hardworking Dallas College team garnered the top award for Education and Awareness in the nationwide 2021 “Campus Race to Zero Waste” competition. The win was announced on the National Wildlife Federation blog, which details how colleges across the country got creative in their waste-minimizing practices and promotion during the pandemic.

While Dallas College campuses have taken part in the case study competition since 2008, this was the first Race to Zero since Dallas College has become one institution. Dallas College Assistant Director of Sustainability Education Lori Delacruz Lewis led development of the Zero Waste Educational Hub. The site was developed for internal audiences and provides information in six main areas: circular economy, backyard composting, fast fashion, plastic pollution crisis, recycling and vermicomposting. As part of a larger library of resources, the hub served to unite all seven campuses toward collegewide sustainability goals and resources.

Brandon Morton, Dallas College assistant director of sustainability operations, spearheaded this year’s entry, which detailed how the college’s adept team of sustainability professionals were able to promote the zero-waste initiative and model zero-waste practices in art, construction and public health.

“Our entire team stepped up to get our students and staff involved remotely across all campuses,” said Morton. “With the transition to one college amid a global pandemic, we worked incredibly hard to sustain continuity of engagement across all locations.”

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