 The Council on Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability made up of representatives from various departments is exploring ways to improve sustainability . The campus ’ s current recycling system reduces UND ’ s overall waste stream by 20 percent . UND has conducted lighting retrofits and installed heat recovery systems and power management technology for peak and off @-@ peak use adjustment . Students are involved in promoting sustainability via recycling and other initiatives . The University received a B- grade on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card released by the Sustainable Endowments Institute . 
