College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Bylaws
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Producers and consumers must share burden of global plastic packaging waste
URBANA, Ill. – Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the landscape and pollute the global environment.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area twice size of Texas, consists of plastic waste from all over the world, carried by currents to converge in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. The floating waste breaks down into microplastics, which are consumed by fish and in turn by humans who eat those fish.
Food Systems
Degree requirements: none
Program length: 5 courses (18-24 months)
Format: hybrid (online and in-person)
Dixon Springs Agricultural Center
The Dixon Springs Agricultural Center (DSAC) was established in 1934 on approximately 5,100 acres near Simpson, IL in Pope County.
Orr Agricultural Research & Demonstration Center
The Orr Beef Research Center herd resides on a 206-acre managed-intensive grazed pasture with winter cow feeding facilities.
Feed Technology Center
The University of Illinois is a global leader in research and teaching in animal nutrition, animal sciences, and feed ingredient utilization.
Health & Wellness
We advance health through transformational discoveries across disciplines, from Alzheimer’s to zinc digestibility. These impacts are made possible through public and private investments, legis