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Tag: Waste Management

America Recycles Day Landfill Tour

Posted on November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 by akadrie

Friday, December 2, 1 p.m. (date has changed since original post) Join University students and employees for a guided bus tour of Waste Management’s High Acres Landfill. This local facility Read More …

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Student’s Corner

Posted on September 3, 2021 by student

Waste Minimizations on Campus Again! Now that the restrictions of the pandemic have been reduced, many of our waste minimization programs have been able to resume. Here are some of Read More …

Posted in  Student's Corner , SustainabilityTagged  Recycling  , Dining, reuse, reuseable, Sustainability, University of Rochester, Waste Management, waste minimization, waste reductionLeave a comment

Student’s Corner

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by student

Recycling Contamination Recycling contamination is as easy as putting the wrong item in the wrong bin. Depending on your recycling facility, you may have one to multiple recycling bins, and Read More …

Posted in  Student's Corner , SustainabilityTagged  Recycling  , plastic, Sustainability, Waste Management1 Comment

Student’s Corner

Posted on June 25, 2021June 28, 2021 by student

Avocado Plastic It is estimated that about 60%, or about 5 billion tonnes, of the plastic produced since the early 1950s has ended up in either a landfill or the Read More …

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Virtual Landfill Tour

Posted on November 9, 2020November 6, 2020 by akadrie

Friday, November 13, 3–4 p.m. (EST), on Zoom While we normally take a group of staff and students on a guided bus tour of Waste Management’s High Acres Landfill, this year Read More …

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