Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 64.75
Liaison Brad Spanbauer
Submission Date Feb. 4, 2012
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STARS v1.0

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Michael Lizotte
Director Of Facilities Management
Facilities
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Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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The name of the campaign(s):
Recyclemania

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A brief description of the campaign(s):
The campus Recyclemania campaign included posters in all residence halls (by Eco-Reps) and academic buildings (by students taking a Campus Sustainability course). Email was sent to student lists reminding them of campus recycling rules and the Recyclemania contest dates. Eco-Reps ran a weekly recycling quiz with a prize drawing. Eco-Reps borrowed a “BagMonster” suit from Chico Bags, Inc. to discourage use of throw-away items and encourage re-usable items. They used the suit for random tours of residence halls and the Student Union, with give-aways of re-usable bags. The Campus Sustainability class tabled in the student union to collect student signatures for a recycling pledge.

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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
UW Oshkosh completed the 2011 Recyclemania with the 14th highest recycling rate in the competition, 60.66%. This is much higher than the 2010 annual recycling rate of 46.1% or the 2010 Recyclemania rate of 48.44%.

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The website URL for the campaign:
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