Resources

On Campus

Dining Services
ARAMARK, UT Arlington’s dining services provider, focuses their energy on initiatives that support our diverse workforce; enhance and protect our environment; strengthen our communities; and advance consumer health and wellness. They work with the University and suppliers to develop innovative product and service options that operationalize their corporate social responsibility objectives.

Facilities Maintenance Requests
Notice a door on campus that doesn’t close properly, a light fixture that isn’t working, or a broken recycling bin that needs to be replaced? Keeping up with all of the systems on campus that help support the University’s sustainability efforts is a big job, and you can help. UT Arlington students and employees can place work order requests to Facilities Management by calling 817-272-2000 or clicking here: Service Requests >

Mavericks on a (Green) Mission
Want to get involved in a student organization that strives to put sustainability in action? Here are just a few options:

Air and Waste Management Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
The Environmental Society
Geological Society
Habitat for Humanity
UTA Volunteers

Ideas for Taking Action

Green Event Planning Guide
Used with permission of Bridging The Gap

Green and Litter-Free Events
Used with permission of Bridging The Gap

Ride Sharing to UT Arlington
Call the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) to sign up. 817-336-RIDE.

Community, State and National Expertise

Air North Texas
Air North Texas is a regional clean air partnership and campaign to provide a comprehensive air quality resource. UT Arlington is the first university in the state of Texas to join the Air North Texas collaborative.

Arlington Conservation Council
Arlington Conservation Council, a non-profit organization in Arlington and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, promotes efforts including environmental awareness and conservation of natural resources.

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Further signaling its commitment to sustainability, UT Arlington has formally joined the AASHE. More than 225 four-year academic institutions are members of AASHE. UT Arlington becomes the fourth in Texas, alongside UT Austin, Rice University, and Trinity University. The President’s Sustainability Committee and its work groups will find the AASHE web page to provide a wealth of case studies, reports, guidelines, and other materials dealing with every aspect of campus sustainability, from best practices in landscaping and dining services to course syllabi and surveys on student environmental awareness.

City of Arlington, Environmental Services
Coordinator of sustainability efforts, Environmental Services emphasizes storm water quality activities: public education; water quality monitoring; control of sediment and pollutants; industrial inspection; and spill response.

Fort Worth Audubon Society
The Fort Worth Audubon Society promotes awareness, appreciation and understanding of birds and other wildlife while preserving and protecting their natural habitats.

Greater DFW Recycling Alliance
A council within the Recycling Alliance of Texas, the mission of the Great DFW Recycling Alliance is to preserve the Texas environment by encouraging the reuse, reduction and recycling of goods and to promote the use of recycled-content goods and materials.

Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club
Sierra Clubs across the nation work together to protect communities and the planet. The Club is America’s oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization, founded in 1892 by John Muir in order “to do something for the wilderness and to make the mountains glad.”

North Central Texas Council of Governments
Serving a 16-county region, NCTCOG is a voluntary association of local governments formed to strengthen and assist them in planning for common needs and cooperating for mutual benefit and sound regional development.
Information on Drive a Clean Machine/AirCheck Texas >

North Texas Corporate Recycling Alliance
The North Texas Corporate Recycling Association exists to promote recycling and the use of recycled goods to area businesses through leadership, advocacy and education.

Recycling Alliance of Texas
This organization fosters the exchange of recycling information among professionals, organizations, governmental entities, and individuals; complements and coordinates recycling industry initiatives; and acts as a clearinghouse of recycling resources.

Solutions for Our Future
A nationwide initiative, Solutions for Our Future is an effort to increase awareness that higher education is one of our nation’s greatest resources. Check out their sustainability resource site: Higher Education Goes Green >

Sustainable Dallas
Sustainable Dallas provides leadership, networking and guidance region-wide to businesses, institutions, and communities to create an economically profitable, socially responsible, and environmentally sound future.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The state environmental agency, TCEQ oversees: policy and legislation; permits and licenses; contracts and funding; compliance, enforcement and cleanups; water availability and safety; and public education.
Information on Drive a Clean Machine/AirCheck Texas >

Vision North Texas
Vision North Texas works to increase public awareness about important regional land use issues plus serves as a forum for discussion, education, research and decision about public and private sector actions to address these concerns.

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