Engaging a Campus in Promoting Recyclemania ! R. Kaye Johnston
6Years of Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Recycling and Waste
Reduction
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Urban Campus in the Heart of the Midwest with 15,473
Students
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UMKC is a Public Research University AASHE STARS Silver Rating
2012 #13 Recyclemania 2012 in Grand Champion TOP 50 Cool Schools-
2012 Sierra Club Ranking Top Sustainable Success Stories 2011 and
2012 by Mid-America Regional Council
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Who- Making It Happen Students- Environmental & Greek Org
SGA Faculty- Class Projects Spreading Word Staff- Time Budget
Planning
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Resources People- Students, Staff, Faculty (Volunteers)
Funding- Mini-Grants Recyclemania Store, Alcoa Bins, In-Kind Staff
Time, Budget, Printing, Custodial Serv., University Communications,
Media Service Providers/Vendors Haulers, Dining Services, Printer
Posters and How Tos, Webinars- Recyclemania Resources, CURC,
KAB
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Relationships and Collaborations Planning Sustainability
Team-140 strong Interdepartmental- Communications Campus Facilities
and Building Services College of A&S- Faculty Top
Administration, Building Liaisons, Fiscal Managers Service
Providers/Vendors- Sodexo Deffenbaugh Cintas
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Getting the Word Out Word of Mouth Emails Social Media Blogs
Newsletters Posters Handbills Sidewalk Art
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Common Ways to Promote Recyclemania: Tabling Posters Giveaways
Internal Competition Email
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Recyclemania UMKC Style: Engage Students, Faculty and Staff
Clean Your Files for all Departments Competitions Prizes Awards
Student Peer-to- Peer Education Waste Free Wednesdays Giveaways
Awareness through Art Use the Classroom Other Events
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Clean Your Files for all Departments All Departments are
encouraged to participate. Expanded from 1 to 2 to more than a
dozen. Each year it grows.
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Clean Your Files!
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Recycling Support All Departments are offered 2 95-gallon totes
that are Delivered and Picked- Up free of charge.
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Free Shredding Events a Partnership with Cintas and
Procurement
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Department Recycling Competitions Bragging Rights Based upon
who recycles the most!
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Swag and more T-Shirts and Water Bottles are favorites of
Staff
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Student Peer-to-Peer Education Waste-Less Wednesdays Awareness
through Art Classroom Projects Giveaways
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Waste-Less Wednesdays
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Recycle Me Right!
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Awareness through Art
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Class Projects Education on the importance of Recycling and
Waste Reduction
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Giveaways For all students who participate; based upon level of
participation