sustainability

Western's Huxley College of the Environment is extending its program from two years to four years, and may also add an area of study focused on energy.
“One of the things Huxley is doing is moving more toward a four-year program for [Huxley] students instead of just a two-year program…

Juniors in Western Washington University’s Industrial Design program have completed their annual ReMade projects, with this year’s designs featuring products for the household.
The goal is to transform industrial waste items into viable commercial products that can then be sold.

Western Washington University industrial design students have turned waste into something wanted for the annual ReMade project.
The students turned scrap piping into vases, discarded rope into doormats and old wooden coat hangers into kitchen utensils, to name a few.
Students will…

Starbucks coffee company’s website announced the launch of a $1 reusable plastic cup nationwide on Jan. 3, to continue their journey of waste reduction.
The coffee company began testing the reusable cups in 600 stores in the Pacific Northwest starting in October 2012, said Jim Hanna,…