Student groups recognized for recycling efforts

UI Student Government (UISG) leaders, UI Environmental Coalition (UIEC), Future Physicians for the Environment (FPE) and Associated Residence Halls (ARH)  received recognition from City Carton, Inc. on Friday, April 25, 2008. The student organizations contributed to the UI's 19.8 percent increase in material recycled through City Carton and diverted from the landfill, from 1,204 tons in 2006, to 1,443 tons in 2007.

The student groups also unveiled their new marketing campaign which includes Cambus posters stating, "Half of the University of Iowa is wasted....50% of UI's garbage is recyclable". Attending were representatives from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, whose grant has allowed the UI to purchase plastic collection bins for the campus grounds through the DNR's Solid Waste Alternatives Program, as well as representatives from the Coca-Cola Company, who funded a Recycling Bin Grant from the National Recycling Coalition, and the East Central Iowa Council of Governments. Vice President and Dean of Students Phillip Jones and Facilities Management staff were also in attendance. The Press-citizen also covered this story, "University of Iowa honors students for green work".

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Above, The UI Environmental Coalition receives framed posters from City Carton, Inc. during an Earth Day event on Friday, April 25. Left to right: Vice President and Dean of Students Phillip Jones, Stephanie Enloe, Eric Holthaus, Tim Knab, Kyle Sieck, Ben Kaplan and Brian Holtz, Vice President Sales and Marketing, City Carton Recycling.	Above, left to right: Vice President and Dean of Students Phillip Jones; Rachel Sandler, Future Physicians for the Environment; and Brian Holtz, City Carton Recycling.
Kyle Sieck, UI Environmental Coalition, receives recognition for Excellence in Sustainability from Vice President Phillip Jones.	Maison Bleam, UISG, receives a framed poster from Brian Holtz of City Carton, Inc.
Left to right: Vice President Phillip Jones; Nicole Sexton, student and Associated Residence Halls; and Dave Jackson, Facilities Management.	Rachel Nathanson receives recognition for Excellence in Sustainability from Vice President and Dean of Students, Phillip Jones.
Iowa DNR representatives and UI students in attendance at the Earth Week Recycling Recognition and Awareness event.	Tim Knab and Ben Kaplan unveil the Cambus posters for the recycling student marketing campaign.

UI talks recycling with the Governor on Earth Day
UI students Cory Sanderson and Ben Kaplan, Dave Jackson of Facilities Management, Lori Eiserman of the Office of Study Abroad, and Mary Mathew Wilson of the UI Civic Engagement Program traveled to the State Capitol in Des Moines on Earth Day to talk about UI's recycling efforts and celebrate efforts in Iowa with Governor Culver. Dave Jackson put together a UI display for this inaugural Iowa Campus Compact event "Going Green: The Role of Iowa Colleges and Universities in a Sustainable Future". Facilities Management was a sponsor of the event. Visit the web site at: www.iacampuscompact.org

L-R : Cory Sanderson, Mary Mathew Wilson, Governor Culver and Ben Kaplan pose in front of the UI Sustainability display on Earth Day at the State Capitol in Des Moines.	UI student Ben Kaplan chats about recycling efforts with Governor Culver in the Capitol rotunda

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