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the ACC landfill each week. The departmental break room composting program managed by OoS interns has diverted
over 2118 pounds of coffee grounds, apples cores and other organics from the landfill. Approximately 20% of all food
items and 33% of produce served by UGA Food Services comes from Georgia or bordering states. OoS facilitated a
partnership between Food Services, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and GA Department of
Agriculture to promote the use of Georgia-grown foods in UGA dining halls. OoS also partners with Campus Catering
to provide local, sustainable foods at campus events.
Office of Sustainability promotes alternative transportation options for the UGA community through partnerships with
Parking Services, Campus Transit, FMD Grounds Department, Office of University Architects, Bike Athens, Georgia Bikes,
and others. In 2012, OoS funded the UGA Bike Study to identify opportunities to enhance bike culture and improve
bicycle infrastructure and in 2013 developed a Bike UGA Task Force comprised of stakeholders from the UGA and
Athens community to guide bicycle improvements. This effort provided support for FMD Grounds Department to garner
$50,000 in annual funding for implementation of bicycle infrastructure improvements, with design assistance from an
OoS student intern. OoS supported UGA Parking Services in the study, justification and installation of a public Level 2
electric vehicle charging station in the North Campus Parking Deck as well as grant proposals for installing additional EV
charging stations in South and East Campus decks. The Bulldog Bikes bike sharing program remains small but has
doubled in scale from 10 to 20 bikes since its inception. Overall, 61% of students and 31% of employees do not
purchase on-campus parking permits.
To date, UGA has four LEED Gold-certified buildings (Tate Center Expansion, Residence Hall Building 1516,
the Georgia Museum of Art, and the Jackson Street Building) with four more pending. OoS supports Facilities
Management Division and the Office of University Architects in developing sustainable design criteria for
UGA’s Design and Construction Standards.
Goal 2: Partner with academic and operational departments to develop and implement plans to reduce

UGA-related carbon emissions
OoS established a campus-wide Climate Action Planning Task Force comprised of students, faculty and staff from ov