University of Wisconsin-Platteville
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Alan
Burr Sustainability Coordinator Facilities |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
This campaign is directed at all of campus, both staff and students. FY21 marked our twelfth year of participation in this 8-week inter-college recycling competition. Each year we promote recycling leading up to and during this 8-week period with posters, articles in the paper, organized events, and competitions.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
We track our landfill to recycling ratio during the entire 8 weeks of this event. We saw our recycling rate increase from 39% in 2011 (the first year where all of campus participated) up as high as 45%.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Since 2021 the University has promoted and operated this landfill diversion project that addresses the abundance of material discarded by student during the moveout process at the end of each academic year. Food and non-food items are collected in bins at each of the ten residence halls and transported to a city event known as City Swap where all residents area allowed to bring and take any unwanted items in a city-wide effort to reduce landfill use.
https://www.facebook.com/UWPlattevilleSustainability
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The food collected is utilized in the Pioneer Pantry to support student with food insecurities. The small items collection yielded over a a thousand pounds of material diverted from the landfill.
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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