UC San Francisco has a robust sustainability program covering sustainability activities across the entire campus and medical center. Formal and grassroot efforts are happening in many areas of the organization. Find out more about these efforts at the Sustainability Dashboard located under Review Metrics & Annual Report.
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Gum
Are you trying to cut back on your plastic consumption? Give up chewing gum! Gum has little to no nutritional value and is made up of synthetic plastic polymers that do not biodegrade. It cannot be recycled and often ends up stuck on our streets and in our natural environments, which require chemical cleaning. After cigarette butts, chewing gum in the most common form of litter. Read More
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