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Cram and Scram 2011 a huge success! Over 7 tons diverted from landfill disposal and $2,300 raised for environmental learning opportunites for campus.
http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2011/05/17/twoforadollaratcramandscram/
http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/news/in-the-news/cram-scram-featured-on-wfmy/
http://www.wxii12.com/video/28119941/detail.html
October Landfill on the Lawn event raised some eyebrows about how much recycling ends up in the trash.
http://triad.news14.com/content/631823/uncg-students-dump-trash-on-lawn-to-emphasize-recycling?ap=1&MP4&r=4281459
June Shred-a-Thon has become a heavily anticipated event for campus staff and faculty. Over 11 tons of sensitive paper materials were recycled!
http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2011/05/31/shredathon2011/
Cooking Oil contract secured $1.52 per gallon for all waste vegetable oil generated on campus. With over 7,000 gallons produced every year revenues are expected to exceed $10,000 with the demand for waste vegetable oil becoming stronger.
Ben Kunka named "Champion of Sustainability" by UNCG Sustainability Committee.
http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2011/11/01/benkunka/
Cardboard specially sorted for University Community garden to line raised bed plots several times allowed for reuse of common waste regularly generated on campus.
http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/inspirechange/2011/06/02/planting-seeds/
Helped coordinate annual Earth Day Celebration
http://westgreensboro.myfox8.com/news/environment/uncg-teams-earth-day/56350
Rounded up an extra 7.8 tons of cardboard during student move-in. Eight Facilities Operations employees volunteered to be part of the effort to keep the campus looking good and recycling well during this very busy time of year.
Participated for the first time Recyclemania, a national collegiate recycling competition.
http://eastgreensboro.myfox8.com/content/uncg-competes-recyclemania