Sustainable Buffs
As you move through your CU journey, the Environmental Center is here to help you develop knowledge, skills and leadership, connect with your peers and network with experts, and make a positive impact on campus and beyond. If you are looking for ways to get involved with sustainability and climate action at CU Boulder, here is a guide for your journey.
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Sustainable Buffs LIVE
Explore Sustainable Lifestyle Resources on Campus
- of Buffs committed to sustainability.
- Check out the Sustainable Buffs Guide for more ways to make sustainable choices in transportation, food, shopping and more.
- Register your bike.
- Find zero waste stations to recycle and compost on campus and for your home and learn what goes in them. Play a quick .
- Sign up for your Eco-Visit. You'll get an Eco-kit and meet with our student staff to talk about best practices for living green in your residence.
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Sustainable Buffs CONNECT
Connect with other Buffs through meetups, events, service and student groups
- Participate in events, service projects and workshops.
- Participate in Buffs One Read- This year’s selection is The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World.
- Join the Climate Justice Leadership Program.
- The Applied Sustainability Learning Hub was created to facilitate applied sustainability learning at CU Boulder by connecting students, faculty and staff to each other and the resources they need to use our campus as a living lab.
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Sustainable Buffs LEAD
Build your ability to lead and your skills to advocate for change
- Student leaders enact and fund change on campus as part of the Environmental Board.
- Share what is inspiring you: make a short story or video and share it. Use the hashtag #SustainableBuffs or mention !
- Project-based learning opportunities can connect your classwork to help campus sustainability. We have plenty of real-world projects that could advance with student research and study.
Life as a Sustainable Buff
EcoVisits
EcoVisits come with everything you need to start reducing your environmental impact where you live!
Sustainable Buffs Pledge
90% of Buffs want to make choices that support a sustainable lifestyle. Join your fellow sustainable Buffs in pledging to make daily sustainable lifestyle choices.
Sustainable Buffs #Goals
website has a range of food topics from food hunger to transforming agrifood systems around the globe that can be useful in aiding overall food waste efforts.
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Get involved with one of CU's Environmental Center programs and more.
Interested in being involved in environmental conservation on an international level? Visit and check out programs that are offered all around the world.
Our Parking and Transportation site has resources and information about different commuting options to help you travel more sustainably.
Visit the Zero Waste Reduce page to learn how to reduce and reuse items. There is also a Buying Green list of eco-friendly products under the reuse section.
Check out our Zero Waste program to learn everything you need to know about acceptable recycling.
provides all of the election information you need on a local and national level.
provides information and tips to help save energy at home and at work including a variety of subtopics about energy sources.
Check out our Zero Waste program to learn everything you need to know about composting.
Explore our site to learn all of the information about sustainability and get informed about everything that the Environmental Center has to offer for your time at CU Boulder and away.