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It’s been a year since composting became a sustainability standard on the Morningside campus with the purchase and installation of a composter at Ruggles Hall. The Rocket, as the composter is called by its manufacturer, is simply an 8’ by 2’ by 4’ cylinder that uses “brown and green” technology.

As Columbia begins its Earth Week celebrations, the University itself is being celebrated for its care for the Earth.

The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition, released last week, has included Columbia in its collection. And that’s not all.

Within the Guide is an Honor Roll listing 22 of the colleges and universities for having achieved its highest possible “Green Rating” – a score of 99. Columbia is one of the 22.