SUSTAINABLE CONTAINABLES

U-REKA: The Final Pitch

Sustainable Whats??• Outdoor recycling bins

made out of salvaged materials from the Clark campus and local community

• Simple to assemble

• Assembled by Clarkies

• Paired next to each outdoor trash can

• We PAY to have trash taken away; we are PAID to recycle.

• What are donors and prospective students thinking?

• The recycling bins are conspicuous in their absence.

But what does Clark get out of it?

What will recycling my can really do?

• As members of a global community-- recycling is our obligation.

• Outdoor recycling bins make it easier to recycle.

Why should YOU care?• Clark’s recycling

rate:

• 1 year ago: 17%

• Now: 29%

• The national average: 33%

68% could have been diverted

32% meant for landfills

Look how far we’ve come!

• CUSC allocated $15,000 for indoor recycling bins

• Students have led the recycling initiative on campus for the past 2 decades

• Data from the green mentality survey shows that about 50% of students rank recycling as among their top 4 “green”  priorities

It sure is a lot of money...

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• Initial goal: 5 bins to pilot the project

• Ultimate goal: 20-30 bins to accompany every outdoor trash can

Thank you!Team Leaders:

Sharon Bort

Heather Mackenzie

Special thanks to:

The I&E Department

Physical Plant

Jenny Isler