4. This is our potential.
35%
30%
11%
24%
Single-stream
recycling
Compost
Trash liners
Landfill
5. Our work needs to address two foundational areas.
Physical environment: Our surroundings speak our values.
Social environment: The people on our campus are
knowledgeable about reducing waste and advocate.
11. Dance Marathon
• 100s of volunteers and
attendees
• Sustainability Committee
• Materials checklist
• Map of setup
• Training for committee,
by sustainability office
• Training for volunteers,
by committee
• Back-of-house trash,
recycle, and compost
12. Kinnick Stadium
• 100s of students, parents,
and coaches
• 7:00 a.m. in the morning
• Complexity
• Many moving parts
• Many outreach attempts
• Attention from ADs
13. Move Out
• 100s of students, minimal
planning for move-out
• Partners: Goodwill, Crisis
Center, Housing, Eco Hawks,
Alternative Spring Break
• List of materials
• Move-out truck available
every day of the week
• Increase diversion 5X
• Advertisement from UH&D
critical
Year Goodwill and
Habitat ReStore
Crisis
Center
2012 3,733lbs 3,250lbs
2013 5,250 3,000
2014 2,563 3,551
2015 17,545 3,613
14. Not a good practice
• An Event Planning Form is
used to schedule events and
accommodations.
• A person can make the
selection “Yes, I want to
compost at this event.”
• That has lead to a situation
where bins are set up without
attention to detail.
15. What we’re up to now
Laying infrastructure
Creating resources
Transitioning responsibility
Researching purchasing policies