RecycleMania

Evergreen is participating in

January 17th - March 27th

Our goal is to increase recycling and reduce landfill waste

Evergreen is participating in the Benchmark Division Waste Minimization Category and the Food Service Organics Target Category of RecycleMania. This 10-week period is an amazing opportunity to raise awareness about recycling and compost, collaborate across the community on our Zero Waste by 2020 campus goal and save money!

We plan to:

• Increase awareness of waste generation on campus through waste audits
• Introduce innovative waste diversion ideas to the campus
• Increase awareness about how to recycle and compost

Check our RecycleMania BLOG to find out what's happening now!

2009 Weekly Newsletters

• March 10, 2009 (PDF)
• February 24, 2009 (PDF)
• February 17, 2009 (PDF)
• February 11, 2009 (PDF)
• February 3, 2009 (PDF)
• January 28, 2009 (JPG)

2009 Weekly Trivia

• Week 5 - Tea & Coffee (PDF)
• Week 4 - Food Soiled Recycling (PDF)
• Week 3 - Padded Envelope (PDF)
• Week 2 - Fast Food (PDF)
• Week 1 - Pizza Box (PDF)

Track Your Trash!

How much DO you throw away? And what is it made of? Do you recycle or compost as much as you think you do? Consider keeping a 'Trash Journal' for a couple of weeks. Much like a food journal, which helps people get in tune with what they are putting into their bodies, a trash journal helps you to realize what you are throwing out. Through recording each thing you recycle, compost, or throw away, you can begin to recognize patterns in your purchasing habits, and thereby identify ways to reduce the amount you contribute to the nation's landfills.

Week 1: Record your normal habits, and look through those at the end of the week
Week 2: Brainstorm ways to reduce your consumption (or look through tips and ideas online), and see how much of a change you can make!

The Trash Journal (PDF) provides a guided layout which you can print out on both sides, follow the  instructions (JPG) to bring down to a manageable size, and begin!

To get involved, contact:

Abi Marshall: RAD Sustainability Coordinator

For more information: www.recyclemania.org