The tool, to be created by UMass researchers under an NSF grant, will be less expensive than current monitors and won’t generate future waste or pollution.
The success of the New2U Thrift Store has led to UMass Amherst being named winner in the Waste Diversion category of the 2025 Campus Race to Zero Waste Case Study Competition.
UMass student volunteers and grounds staff recently completed the planting of a new pollinator garden and meadow located at the top of Eastman Lane. The group planted approximately 2,700 seed plugs of native pollinator-friendly species of plants and shrubs following two days of preparation by Facilities and Campus Services’ Landscape and Grounds staff.
