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Baylor’s sustainability department installed five outdoor permanent recycling containers that students will be able to use to make better choices for the environment.

Baylor is getting greener all the time.

Sustainability coordinator Smith Getterman and the Baylor Sustainability Committee have seen to that.

Both Getterman and the sustainability committee will continue to work for improvement, although great strides have been made so far. The campus became Styrofoam-free at the beginning of the semester.

How do you stay interested in the environment and conservation when spring semester and busy class schedules are knocking on your door? Uproar Records has the answer with its current endeavor: Project Greenway.

With the constant conversation about global warming and carbon footprints, students have an opportunity to help the environment by using public transportation .

Uproar Records will release its third annual compilation album on April 27, but this year the record label is adding a twist by incorporating a sustainable fashion show and calling the event Project Greenway.

Recycling has more than doubled since 2007, rising from 7 percent to 18 percent. The amount of recycled materials has increased from 160.3 tons to 443.4 tons due to an increase in the number of recycling receptacles in buildings, and residence halls and trash cans around campus.

The Wells Project at Baylor began after a Baylor student learned that there are more than 884 million people in the world without access to clean water. He spoke with a friend, and as they researched their options for aiding the water crisis they found Living Water International.

Student body senate passed several bills and revisions in yesterday’s meeting, several of which financed events held by various student organizations.