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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… America Recycles Day Landfill Tour
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… Student’s Corner
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… Student’s Corner
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… Student’s Corner
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… Virtual Landfill Tour