Recyclemania in Action!R. Kaye Johnston

5 Years of Peer-to-Peer Engagement in

Recycling and Waste Reduction

Urban Campus in the Heart of the Midwest with 15,473 Students

UMKC is a Public Research University

• AASHE STARS Silver Rating 2012• #13 Recyclemania 2012 in Grand Champion• TOP 50 Cool Schools- 2012 Sierra Club Ranking• Top Sustainable Success Stories 2011 and 2012

by Mid-America Regional Council

Who- Making It Happen

• Students- – Environmental & Greek Org – SGA

• Faculty-– Class Projects– Spreading Word

• Staff-– Time – Budget– Planning

Resources

• People-– Students, Staff, Faculty (Volunteers)

• Funding-– Mini-Grants

• Recyclemania Store, Alcoa Bins, • In-Kind

– Staff Time, Budget, Printing, Custodial Serv., University Communications, Media

• Service Providers/Vendors– Haulers, Dining Services, Printer

• Posters and How To’s, Webinars-– Recyclemania Resources, CURC, KAB

Relationships and Collaborations• Planning– Sustainability Team-140 strong

• Interdepartmental- – Communications – Campus Facilities and Building Services– College of A&S- Faculty– Top Administration, Building Liaisons, Fiscal Managers

• Service Providers/Vendors-– Sodexo– Deffenbaugh– Missouri Organics

Getting the Word Out

• Word of Mouth• Emails• Social Media• Blogs• Newsletters• Posters• Handbills• Sidewalk Art

Common Ways to Promote Recyclemania:

• Tabling• Posters• Giveaways• Internal

Competition

• Email

Recyclemania UMKC Style:

Engage Students, Faculty and Staff

• Clean Your Files for all Departments• Competitions• Prizes • Awards

• Student Peer-to-Peer Education• Waste Free

Wednesdays• Giveaways• Awareness

through Art• Use the

Classroom• Other Events

Clean Your Files for all Departments

All Departments are encouraged to participate.

Expanded from 1 to 2 to more than a dozen. Each year it grows.

Recycling Support

All Departments are offered2 95-gallon totes that are Delivered and Picked-Up free of charge.

Department Recycling Competitions

Bragging RightsBased upon who recycles the most!

Swag and more

T-Shirts and Water Bottles are favorites of Staff

Student Peer-to-Peer Education

• Waste-Less Wednesdays

• Awareness through Art

• Classroom Projects

• Giveaways

Waste-Less Wednesdays

Awareness through Art

Class Projects

Education on the importance of Recycling and Waste Reduction

GiveawaysFor all students who participate; based upon level of participation