'Behind the Blue': UK’s Team Effort for Campus Sustainability and Recycling

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 31, 2019) — The University of Kentucky is constantly trying to make itself better. An ongoing example is the team effort being applied to enhance sustainability and recycling efforts across the entire campus.

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications sits down with three campus leaders who are achieving outstanding results in these areas. Shane Tedder, UK’s sustainability coordinator; Joanna Ashford, UK’s recycling coordinator; and Esther Moberly, UK’s waste, recycling, and trucking manager, discuss how they work together toward the idea of "cultural sustainability," and to keep the university balancing its economic responsibilities with environmental and social ones.

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