2008 Woodie Awards
Univ. gains in amount recycled
Jad Sleiman
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
"We saw a need for more containers more accurately placed," Lonsbury said. "If you don't have a recycling bin next to you and have a glass bottle in your hand, walk the extra 20 feet [to recycle]."
Cindy Felice, an associate director in the department of resident life, and Lonsbury partnered in order to bring the competition to the university and said this year's results are "promising."
"The fact that we did better than we did in the previous year, that shows that the campus community, students, faculty and staff continue to invest in recycling and waste minimization," Felice said. "It also shows there's a lot more we could be doing."
Both organizers plan on asking institutions such as the University of North Carolina and Boston College, historically successful recyclers, for advice before next year's competition. They also hope to increase student involvement, especially through the Climate Action Plan Work Group, a team of students, staff and faculty charged with making the campus more eco-friendly.
Joanna Calabrese, a Recyclemania student coordinator, and Sandra Dykes, of an assistant director in facilities management, plan on conducting a recycling inventory, which will show the amount of recycling going on in 65 of the campus' busiest buildings. They hope the report will be done before next year so the university can assess which areas on the campus need improvement.
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Cindy Felice, an associate director in the department of resident life, and Lonsbury partnered in order to bring the competition to the university and said this year's results are "promising."
"The fact that we did better than we did in the previous year, that shows that the campus community, students, faculty and staff continue to invest in recycling and waste minimization," Felice said. "It also shows there's a lot more we could be doing."
Both organizers plan on asking institutions such as the University of North Carolina and Boston College, historically successful recyclers, for advice before next year's competition. They also hope to increase student involvement, especially through the Climate Action Plan Work Group, a team of students, staff and faculty charged with making the campus more eco-friendly.
Joanna Calabrese, a Recyclemania student coordinator, and Sandra Dykes, of an assistant director in facilities management, plan on conducting a recycling inventory, which will show the amount of recycling going on in 65 of the campus' busiest buildings. They hope the report will be done before next year so the university can assess which areas on the campus need improvement.
sleimandbk@gmail.com
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