{"id":66,"date":"2020-10-02T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/?post_type=location&p=66"},"modified":"2023-01-05T06:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:32:42","slug":"uc-merced","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2022\/locations\/uc-merced\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Merced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2022, UC Merced successfully achieved an Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education\u2019s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System<\/a> (AASHE STARS) Platinum rating for its environmental performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Merced was also highlighted in the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index SCI for the Pop-up People\u2019s Pantry<\/a>. The pantry partners with UC Merced\u2019s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program<\/a> and the 18th Street People\u2019s Garden. The Pop-Up People\u2019s Pantry is unique compared to typical campus food pantries because it targets both students and community members in helping to reduce food insecurity and food waste in the Merced community. <\/p>\n\n\n

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UC Merced made the following rankings: Princeton Review\u2019s Top 50 Green Colleges for 2022, Sierra Club\u2019s Top 20 Coolest Schools 2021 and EcoWatch\u2019s Greenest College Campuses in the U.S. for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Campus Awarded Edible Food Recovery Grant<\/a><\/h3>\n

UC Merced\u2019s Office of Sustainability\u2019s Bobcat Eats Food Waste Awareness and Prevention Program, in partnership with United Way of Merced, Community Initiatives 4 Collective Impact and the 18th Street People\u2019s Garden, has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n