Oakland, CA - Mills College recently collaborated with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to enhance the campus environment by implementing EBMUD’s Mercury Reduction Program for Educational Institutions.

EBMUD’s multi-pronged program limits the release of mercury to the sanitary sewer, including working with educational institutions to eliminate all non-essential mercury and mercury-containing scientific equipment from their facilities.

EBMUD is required to control the release of mercury to the sanitary sewer system with the District’s wastewater service area on the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay.

Based on its success at Mills and other colleges, EBMUD is currently promoting its program to high schools and colleges throughout its wastewater service area.

Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering innovative degree programs for undergraduate women, and graduate degree and certificate programs for women and men. Consistently ranked among the top 75 liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Mills is also recognized as one of the country’s 20 most diverse liberal arts colleges. The Princeton Review selected Mills as one of 11 colleges for first-time inclusion in its Best 361 Colleges–2005. Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California on 135 lush acres, Mills provides a dynamic liberal arts education fostering women’s leadership, social responsibility, and creativity.

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