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HDS Characterizing the Materials Footprint of a University Campus



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Join Harvard Divinity School for the ninth session in their waste talk series, featuring Rachel Perlman, a Senior Associate for Policy and Programs at the Product Stewardship Institute.
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Universities are major consumers and disposers of many materials, but their specific flows are not well characterized. Both energy and material consumption drive a university’s environmental impact. Many universities collect data about their energy consumption (from fuel usage or utility bills) and assess some resulting environmental impacts. However, very little effort has been focused on understanding purchasing, materials handling, and the resulting environmental impacts. To date, …

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