Picture all of the trash you’ve thrown away this week. Do you think you could reduce it by half? Lauren Singer thinks you can take it all the way to zero, and she has the total lack of garbage to prove it.

UC’s 14th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices shows that the UC system is not only growing, it’s greener than ever.

More than 8.3 billion metric tons (9.1 billion tons). That’s the amount of plastic humans have created since the large-scale production of synthetic materials began in the early 1950s. It’s enough to cover the entire country of Argentina, and most of the material now resides in landfills or in the natural environment.

Picture all of the trash you’ve thrown away this week. How much do you think you could reduce that amount if you really tried? By half?

Campuses augment existing composting programs, educate people on use of the 'green bin' to achieve zero-waste goal.

UC officials have released a draft report on how the university responds to campus protest and civil disobedience. The public is invited to comment on the report through May 25.