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Tag Archives: Iowa City recycling
Iowa City’s East Side Recycling Center
Last week, the Office of Sustainability (director, Liz, and interns, Giselle and Hailey) took a field trip to the East Side Recycling Center, currently under construction. At first, our trip was to satisfy our curiosity of their new wind turbine, … Continue reading
Welcome to Earth Month at the University of Iowa!
April 1 is the beginning of Earth Month and that means loads of activities and events on The University of Iowa campus. We’ve been working hard to provide opportunities for just about everyone to get involved. Whether you’re into music, … Continue reading
Dance Marathon Goes Green: Waste Diversion at one of Iowa’s Biggest Student-Led Fundraisers
Last weekend, I helped improve waste operations at Dance Marathon 17. Dance Marathon (DM) organizers wanted to lessen the environmental impact of their event so they looked to Office of Sustainability (OS) for a little guidance and a few volunteers. … Continue reading
Swapping Frocks vs. Urge to Shop
If you’re a Typical American, you throw away 67.9 pounds of used clothing and rags each year. Collectively, Americans discard two quadrillion pounds (2,000,000,000,000,000) of used clothing and textiles into the landfill each year. A friend I know told me … Continue reading
Garbage Dreams
The showing of the movie Garbage Dreams initially caught my eye because of a gift I received last year from one of my friends. During her semester abroad, she spent time in one of the garbage villages and was so … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Green Event, Recycling
Tagged ECO Hawk, Iowa City recycling, landfill, study abroad, sustainability, University of Iowa
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From overwhelmed to inspired: the “I” in global
Although Bill McKibben described himself as a “professional bummer-outer”, I felt surprisingly hopeful after attending his lecture on October 13th. Unlike many other climate change speakers I have heard, his focus was not on the contribution of an individual but … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Green Event, Volunteers
Tagged 350.org, Iowa City recycling, sustainability, University of Iowa
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Developing a sense of practical sustainability
Throughout my summer as an intern with the Office of Sustainability, I had the opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at waste management in Iowa City. Waste management was something I had thought very little about until I spent a semester in Ghana. Continue reading
Posted in Recycling
Tagged internships, Iowa City recycling, landfill, sustainability, University of Iowa
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