It's the ultimate in going green. An environmental science professor is making a 33-square-foot dumpster his new home for the next year.

His name is Dr. Jeff Wilson, but since embarking on this journey, he's now going by Professor Dumpster.

He teaches at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard.

The goal is to embrace energy efficiency, and to prove that it is possible to live on a smaller scale - a much smaller scale.

This whole project revolves around using one percent of what an average American uses: one percent of the water, energy and waste.

Dr. Jeff Wilson checks out his new 33 square foot dumpster home. (Credit: @profdumpster/Instagram) Dr. Jeff Wilson checks out his new 33 square foot dumpster home. (Credit: @profdumpster/Instagram)