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Tag Archives: waste diversion
Year-End Donation Drive Diverts furniture, clothes, housewares from landfill
As part of the University of Iowa Year-End Donation Drive nearly two tons of furniture, clothing, housewares, and other items were diverted from the Iowa City Landfill during Residence Hall move-out May 9 and 10. As UI students and their … Continue reading
Posted in Green Event, Volunteers
Tagged Goodwill, residence life, University of Iowa, waste diversion
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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
Greening the college road-trip
At the end of high school, some of my friends promised that we would make an effort to visit each other at our respective schools during our college careers. For the friend who chose to attend school in upstate New … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Recycling
Tagged environmental, Kristina McLaughlin, road trip, student, sustainability, University of Iowa, waste diversion
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UI’s 2020 Sustainability Targets
Last Friday, October 29 was a day of celebration for the University of Iowa as we announced the 2020 Sustainability Targets and signed a very special sustainability agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7. We were so pleased to … Continue reading
Pitching in pays off at UI Convocation and President’s Block Party
Ramped up recycling and composting efforts at Convocation and President’s Block Party on Sunday Aug. 22 at the University of Iowa led to 78 percent of the waste generated at the events being kept out of the landfill. A total of 1,600 pounds of recyclable and compostable material was diverted from the landfill, bolstering President Sally Mason’s clear and unwavering commitment to sustainability. Continue reading
Posted in Green Event, Recycling
Tagged composting, recycling, student activity, waste diversion
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