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Sustainability Club logoSustainability Club

Student-led • Austin Community College

Bold ideas,
turned into reality.

Be the Solution to the Pollution

A student-led organization at Austin Community College focused on environmental justice, sustainability education, and community action.

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What we do

Action, education, community.

Eco Campaigns

Hands-on action projects, themed challenges, and earnable Sustainability Club badges.

Education & Advocacy

Workshops, research, and partnerships with the City of Austin through OGP and Open Austin.

Community Impact

Cleanups at Highland and Riverside, garden days, mutual aid, and tabling across ACC campuses.

Out in the wild

The club, in motion.

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Student signing in at a Sustainability Club tabling event with cleanup supplies on the table
Tabling & Outreach
Volunteers cleaning under a bridge along an Austin creek
Creek Cleanups
Eggplants, cucumbers, squash, and cherry tomatoes harvested from the HLC community garden
Supplying Students with Groceries
A wagon overflowing with native Texas wildflowers from the community garden
Community Garden Days
Two students with trash grabbers at a Riverside Secret Beach cleanup
Riverside Secret Beach Cleanups
Raised garden beds at the Highland Campus community garden
Highland Community Garden
The Texas Capitol building viewed through oak trees
OGP & Civic Research
Austin skyline viewed from the Highland Campus
Home Base: Austin

Meetings

Fridays at the HLC Community Garden

HLC Community Garden (behind Ella Parkside Apartments).

Can't make it in person? Google Meet available — DM us on Instagram for the link.

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Coming this summer

Central Texas Climate Summit 2026

July 2026 at the Center for Government & Civic Service (CGCS) — ACC Rio Grande Campus. Co-hosted with the Green Workforce Collaborative. Date will be announced soon.

Read the 2025 recap →

2025 by the numbers

  • 100+ students, nonprofit leaders & policymakers
  • 15+ community organizations
  • Zero-waste event, fully catered with compostable packaging
  • Speakers: Rep. Greg Casar, Comm. Brigid Shea, Sen. Sarah Eckhardt

The Blog

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August 19, 2025 · Climate Summit

Central Texas Climate Summit Recap

A long day at CGCS — 100+ attendees, 15 organizations, and a roadmap for regional climate action.

By Austin Wells