September 16

Today: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Day

Purdue has recycled approximately 1,600 tons this year!  The campus recycles about 23% of its solid waste, including metal, office paper, newspaper, cardboard, beverage containers, and plastic. In addtion, Purdue recycles concrete, yard waste, and animal bedding.

Here is a list of recycling tips.

Success stories:

* University Residences is investing more than $3,000 in man hours every week into its recycling program. Employees flatten cardboard, pull off plastic, carry recyclables out, and sort everything into the recycling bins.

* Housing and Food Services provides “on the go” refillable bottles to customers, and uses 100% recycled fiber napkins.
 
* Boiler Green, a student organization, received a $10,000 grant from the EnviroWatts environmental fund administered by an area utility, Tipmont REMC, to purchase 21 recycle bins that are located around campus. 

TODAY'S EVENTS:

* "Living Green at Krannert." Electroic poster session and informatio booth. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Krannert Drawing Room.

* "Designing Sustainable Communities." College of Agriculture Brown Bag Lunch. Speaker: Kim  Wilson, professor of horticulture and landscape architecture. Noon. Dean's Auditorium, Pfendler Hall.

* "Living Green in the Residence Halls." 7–8 p.m. Shreve Hall Study Lounge.

Additional resources:

See all the campus recycling locations and learn more about recycling on campus by visiting the Buildings and Grounds Refuse and Recycling Department.

For more about Green Week, go to www.purdue.edu/green.