Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon

According to the Sustainable Emerson Facebook page, Emerson’s recycling rate last spring ranked No. 141 out of 150 colleges and universities in the nation. • Abbey Finn / Beacon Correspondent

College seeks to redeem recycling and composting rates

By Kaitlyn Bryson
October 10, 2018

Emerson came in last place in a recycling competition against five other Boston colleges and universities last spring. This semester, the Sustainability Committee and Bon Appetit combined resources to...

Backstage Cafe now offers reusable straws. Cullen Granzen / Beacon Staff

Backstage Cafe offers reusable straws to curb plastic waste

By Kaitlyn Bryson
October 10, 2018

The Backstage Cafe now offers customers free reusable straws. Emerson dining services chose to eliminate all plastic straws campus-wide at the beginning of the semester, Director of Operations for...

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