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Fy 2015 Umass Amherst Waste Management Report, John Pepi
Fy 2015 Umass Amherst Waste Management Report, John Pepi
Campus Data
Each year the Office of Waste Management publishes this report which totals recycling and refuse data for the campus.
The Clark University Community Thrift Store, Monica Phung
The Clark University Community Thrift Store, Monica Phung
NECSC Conference 2015
The Clark Community Thrift Store is a student-run non-profit business that helps cut down on over-consumption and waste and provides inexpensive college essentials, house wares, furniture, and gently used clothing to the Clark community and the surrounding area. The Community Thrift Store has a mission of providing sustainable and affordable items to the community. Our session will workshop the process of opening a sustainable campus thrift store, and allow for an open conversation about what it means to run a sustainable business. The session will be built around the audience, and will be led by what they are interested in …
The Student-Led Zero Waste Movement, Alex Freid
The Student-Led Zero Waste Movement, Alex Freid
NECSC Conference 2015
In this workshop, we have participants envision what a zero waste campus would look like. We break the room into groups and give them a limited amount of time to draw or map out how they would prevent specific forms of waste from entering campus, how they would control the collection, logistics, and flow of waste through campus, and how they would manage the process of removing waste (if any) from campus.
If time allows, we also tack on an additional step of designing innovative ideas for how students can cut down on the amount of waste produced within a …
Epa Gameday Recycling Challenge Final Report, Jordan Chan
Epa Gameday Recycling Challenge Final Report, Jordan Chan
Student Showcase
This report highlights the EPA Game Day Challenge, a national collegiate competition where colleges and universities compete to reduce waste through recycling and composting at football games and tailgates. It provides a brief background regarding the other colleges and universities that have participated nationally. This report aims to discuss the need for implementing the challenge. In addition, this report examines the planning, people, obstacles, and results of participating in the EPA Game Day Challenge at UMass Amherst on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. In addition, the report considers the implementation of the EPA Game Day Challenge for future years at the …
Assessing The Environmental And Monetary Impacts Of Waste Management Practices At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Arianna Moscone
Assessing The Environmental And Monetary Impacts Of Waste Management Practices At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Arianna Moscone
Student Showcase
The purpose of this research was to create a tool that models the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) waste system and incorporates environmental factors as well as monetary cost factors into the system. This tool was created in the hopes that it will help decision makers have a more well-rounded view of the system when comparing different waste management options.