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University of Georgia on the hunt for recyclables

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An environment-saving initiative at the University of Georgia made a big statement yesterday. The University Housing sustainability committee hosted a “Dumpster Dive,” which showed the amount of recyclable material that is wasted by throwing it in the trash. This effort to raise awareness about recycling started when two housing department workers with a student dove into a pile of trash on Tuesday morning outside Russell Hall, spreading from the Creswell stairs to the doors of Brumby.


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The two workers Joel Eizenstat, David Berland along with student volunteer Josh McIntyre, searched through a smelly pile of garbage to collect things that could be recycled. The trio searched the 634 pounds of trash for nearly four hours and found nearly 36 percent could have been recycled. The 227 pounds of the recyclables found were sorted into two groups – containers, which include plastics, aluminum, glass and steel, and paper/cardboard.

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UGA is already seen recycling about 45 percent of the trash generated on campus, but this green initiative of the workers has taken recycling to new heights. The university has held several public waste audits in the past to raise awareness about recycling.

Via: OnlineAthens

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