2019 – Measuring the impact of different education strategies on the level of contamination found in organic, post-consumer waste collected in a traditional, “cafeteria style” dining facility.
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2018 – Physical Facilities (PFOC) partnered with Aramark to reduce waste associated with meal preparation and to capture and divert post-consumer food scraps from the landfill.
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2019 – Bridgewater College’s efforts towards food waste reduction.
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2019 – Would the recycling rates inside Heide Lecture Hall be improved if the small classroom trash and recycling bins were replaced with larger recycling infrastructure located in the hallways?
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2019 – Determining recycling habits while trashcans are available in classrooms versus recycling habits while trashcans are not available in classrooms.
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2019 – A student-driven paper towel composting program for campus residence halls to improve waste diversion and create life-long sustainable knowledge and habits for students.
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2019 Case Study Winner in the Education and Awareness Category – Towson’s inaugural Fix It Fair’s focus was to encourage students to be mindful consumers in a throwaway society—to fix more and waste less.
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2019 – Using weekly themes and events, we used the RecycleMania competition as a platform to educate the campus community about waste minimization and landfill diversion opportunities.
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2019 – How are campus community members contributing to the usage of recyclable materials and how we save and re-utilize those materials.
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2018 – Studying the recycling habits of RVCC employees, and subsequently providing new recycling bins, signs, and dumpsters.
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