Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown REUSE Wins Top Prize at Rocket Pitch Competition

Georgetown REUSE Wins Top Prize at Rocket Pitch Competition

By Alexa Hill February 22, 2023

REUSE, a student organization that seeks to reduce waste on campus by repurposing items, won the Spring 2023 Rocket Pitch competition, earning $1,750 that will go toward starting a pop-up shop in Red...

VIEWPOINT: Ban Single-Use Plastics at Georgetown

VIEWPOINT: Ban Single-Use Plastics at Georgetown

By Valentina Salinas February 12, 2021

The average American will throw away approximately 185 pounds of plastic every year, or  about half a pound of plastic per day.  With multiple states predicted to run out of landfill space...

Campus Sustainability Hindered by Lack of Communication

Campus Sustainability Hindered by Lack of Communication

By Amber Gillette and Yu Young Lee November 8, 2019

One pervasive rumor about Georgetown University’s sustainability persists: The university does not recycle. In fact, the university does recycle, but skepticism leads many students to simply toss all...

VIEWPOINT: Take Individual Responsibility in Recycling

By Emily Mazur April 24, 2019

Hanging from a tree above Red Square earlier this month, aluminum cans, water bottles and plastic containers clashed sharply with Georgetown University’s manicured landscape of and drew people’s attention...

EDITORIAL: Dispel Recycling Rumors

By Editorial Board February 22, 2019

Recycling at Georgetown University is needlessly confusing. The university’s failure to explain recycling procedures has muddled student understanding of what should be a simple process, leaving a vacuum...

VIEWPOINT: Collaborate on Campus Recycling

By Caroline Flibbert, Nareg Kuyumjian, and Ava Rosato November 14, 2018

For years, Georgetown University was among the leading universities for recycling in the nation. Recently, however, recycling at Georgetown has been marred by rumors and clouded by widespread confusion...

AMBER GILLETTE FOR THE HOYA
Residents of Washington, D.C. are now instructed to put clean pizza boxes and plastic cups in the recycling bin, not the trash.

District Expands List of Recyclables, Adding Pizza Boxes and Plastic Cups

By Erin Doherty October 24, 2017

Clean and empty pizza boxes, paper and plastic plates, cups, lids and to-go containers, which were previously considered garbage, are now recyclable in Washington, D.C, the District government announced...

VIEWPOINT: The Environmental Flaws of New Leo’s

By Austin Hong and Vivian Cox October 13, 2017

As The Hoya’s editorial board noted last week, this summer brought major renovations to O’Donovan Hall. The establishment is now divided between the lower-level Fresh Food Company, which offers unlimited...

Repurposing Wine Bottles

Repurposing Wine Bottles

By Kat Vassell and Kat Vassell December 3, 2015

As the second semester ends, it's time to take a break from finals and celebrate. But as much as we all love wine at this classy university, throwing away all of those bottles is not the best for our...

Greener Campus Needed

By The Editorial Board September 25, 2015

Pope Francis addressed a crowd of nearly 15,000 people in a White House speech on sustainability Wednesday. The speech was a call to action to combat climate change and protect the planet. As a Jesuit...

SARAH LOBER FOR THE HOYA 
TerraCycle bins, which were originally only located outside Vital Vittles, have now expanded their reach to all four freshman dorms and the Healey Family Student Center.

Advanced Recycling Program Grows

By Patricja Okuniewska March 24, 2015

TerraCycle, a collection program that recycles complex materials, has expanded its presence to all freshman dorms and the Healey Family Student Center since it was established by the Georgetown University...

Making the Most of Move-Out

By The Editorial Board May 16, 2014

As students rush to leave campus at the end of the academic year, they are followed, at least in part, by a small but determined cohort of the District’s underprivileged, who take to dumpster diving...

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