Earth Week Fun Facts

• 2019 marked the eighth annual UT Dallas Earth Week. #utdearthweek
• Volunteers donated 166.6 hours and $4,110.89 of volunteer time during Earth Week 2019.
• Earth Week 2019 events and service opportunities engaged 891 participants in 17 events with 20 community partners, 17 campus departments, and 8 student organizations.
• Earth Fair is the largest event during Earth Week and features an array of student and community focused green initiatives.
• UT Dallas has a certified monarch waystation on campus. Butterfly Flutterby, established during Earth Week in spring 2015, give students the opportunity to enjoy maintaining the butterfly habitat year-round.

UT Dallas Goes Green!

• UT Dallas diverts all food waste from the landfill for composting at Dining Hall West and students deliver leftover food to the needy through the Food Recovery Network.
• UT Dallas is certified a Bee Campus USA through the Xerces Society and a certified Tree Campus USA through the Arbor Day Foundation.
• More than 3,000,000 plastic bottles have been saved by students using campus’ 43 water bottle filling stations.
• UT Dallas has 7 LEED Certified Buildings, and is pursuing LEED Certification for the Science Building that is currently under construction.
• UT Dallas recycled 1.4 million pounds of waste in 2018.
• Through the Office of Student Volunteerism, year-round "green" events are hosted at the UT Dallas Community Garden, Butterfly Flutterby, Adopt-a-Highway, and Operation Upcycle series.

Do you have questions or want to be a part of Earth Week? Contact the OSV if you would like to get involved!