Sustainability

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability is most often defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland Commission of the United Nations, March 20, 1987).

Sustainability is made up of three dimensions: Social, Environmental and Economic.

At Lamar University, that means making wise use of energy and other natural resources to minimize our environmental impact while still accomplishing the educational goals of our institution. Check out the many things we are doing to reach our goals.

Help your community...Recycle!

If you want to help, please connect with the LU Green Squad on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

Sort these for drop-off:

Glass - all colors, labels and lids can stay on
Flattened cardboard - boxes, cereal boxes
No. 1 plastic bottles - caps and lids can stay on
No. 1 plastic thermoforms - sorted separately from above; berry baskets; to-go containers; rinsed
No. 2 plastic - detergent, milk, shampoo; caps and labels can stay on
Steel cans - people and pet food; lids and labels can stay on; rinsed; no aerosol cans

Please take your aluminum cans to the Science and Technology Building for recycling in the aluminum furnace!