More pics from the College of Dentistry Go Green Initiative (see home page) (09/17/08)

Earth Week Recycling Recognition and Celebration - The UI celebrated and recognized campus recycling efforts during Earth Week, April 21-25.

Food Waste Composting Project Success - The first load of food waste compost is now ready for use. In addition, student Holly Moriarty will be awarded this year's Innovative Waste Management Project Award from the Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations.

UI Waste Characterization Sorting Project - Read about the recycling sorting projects at the UI Main Library and Hubbard Park. Student and staff volunteers sorted waste to determine how much waste currently going to the landfill could be diverted to recycling. "Watching their waste" November 30, 2007, Cedar Rapids Gazette.


  Daum Paper Contest
Brent Pelton, Lindsay McConnell, Lauren Adams, and Mark Hernberg organized a paper weighing contest between four floors in Daum to raise awareness of recycling, and to help the earth out. 

Educational bulletin boards were posted on each of their floors, and for one week RA’s collected paper from their residents. 

The paper was weighed and amounted to over 2,000 lbs. of paper.  It took two full truck loads to get all of the paper to City Carton. 

The students who participated were then treated to a pizza party, and the winning floor got a mystery surprise.  The students in the photos helped load the truck and take the paper to City Carton to be recycled.  Over 120 Daum residents participated in the collection of the paper.

Funding for the project came from Residence Life and Associated Residence Hall floor funds. A UI Housing truck was used to deliver the paper to City Carton.