{"id":1178,"date":"2015-06-22T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berea.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2020-10-15T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:16:43","slug":"recyclemania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/recyclemania\/","title":{"rendered":"Race to Zero Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Office of Sustainability is pleased announce a new and improved version of our Recyclemania Competition.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Berea College has participated in this eight week competition that focused on increasing recycling rates per person in the residence halls.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the recycling industry is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/08\/20\/750864036\/u-s-recycling-industry-is-struggling-to-figure-out-a-future-without-china\">facing a virtual meltdown<\/a> and massive uncertainty, it\u2019s time to focus more on Rethinking, Refusing, Repurposing, Reusing and Reducing, and work to reduce overall waste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/02\/7Rs-1.png\" alt=\"The 7Rs of Sustainability\" width=\"1167\" height=\"1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/02\/7Rs-1.png 1167w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/02\/7Rs-1-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/02\/7Rs-1-972x1024.png 972w, https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2020\/02\/7Rs-1-768x809.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1167px) 100vw, 1167px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With all of this in mind, we\u00a0are shifting our competitive spirit from recycling the most pounds per person to win the competition, to a <em>Race to Zero Waste<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During this new four-week competition, running March 9-April 3, we will compete <strong><em>campus-wide, not just at the residence halls,<\/em><\/strong> <u>to reduce the amount of trash we generate that goes to the landfill.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>How will this work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The typical March monthly average of trash we send to the landfill is 48 tons.<\/li>\n<li>48 tons translates to 35 pounds per person on campus.<\/li>\n<li>The competition is to beat our monthly average and reduce our waste by 15%.<\/li>\n<li>A 15% reduction will translate to 8 less tons campus-wide and 6 less pounds per person.<\/li>\n<li>If we reduce our March 2020 waste to 40 tons, the entire campus will be treated to an ice cream social. And, you have to eat every bite leaving no waste!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Residence Halls will also have a special head to head competition in addition to the campus-wide effort with winner residents receiving a catered dinner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>How do residence halls compete?\u00a0 Participation points.\u00a0 The residence hall with the most participation points <em>based on percentage of residents participating<\/em> wins.<\/p>\n<p>Opportunities to gain points include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>1.Becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/green-residence-hall-certification\/\">Green Residence Hall Certified<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Staggered points. Starting with 25 pts for Exemplary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. Attending an Office of Sustainability program<\/p>\n<p><em>Counts for 1.5 participation points<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. Taking the Zero Waste Pledge and posting it on our Instagram<\/p>\n<p><em>1 participation point<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/sustainability\/ecochallenge-programming\/\">Developing and attending a program<\/a> put on by your residence hall during March 9 \u2013 April 3<\/p>\n<p><em>1 participation point for attendance and 10 points for sponsoring hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Office of Sustainability looks forward to working with everyone to become more mindful about the waste we each create and offer ideas and solutions around how to reduce the amount of trash we send to the landfill each and every month.<\/p>\n<h2>Related\u00a0Resources<\/h2>\n<p><em>Coming Soon<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Office of Sustainability is pleased announce a new and improved version of our Recyclemania Competition. 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