2023 – Valparaiso creates a pilot program in residence halls to see if personal recycling containers help increase the recycling rate.
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2022 – Fix-it Fair Mending Workshop repairs items and teaches attendees how to mend clothing, resulting in reducing waste by keeping these items out of the landfill.
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2022 – Promotes recycling on our campus and reduces campus waste by composting dining services pre-consumer waste.
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2022 – Focuses on three areas for the 2022 Campus Race to Zero Waste Competition: Student and Public Education, Zero Waste Infrastructure, and E-Waste Events.
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2022 – Reduces mixed office waste and surplus from office moves and retirements.
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2022 – Fix It All Free For All is an event put on by students that promotes sustainable practices, builds community, and diverts items from landfills.
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2022 – Focuses to reduce the amount of volume entering the landfill from student move-out week.
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2022 – Designs and implements a pilot project focused on standardizing recycling efforts on campus to reduce waste and improve recycling.
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2021 – Aims to reduce waste on campus by offering a free store which received secondhand student donations and allowed other students to shop for free.
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2021 – AWARE (Actively Working to Achieve Resource Efficiency) deskside recycling program places reasonability on the individual to increase recycling and reallocate custodial resources.
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