With the end of the semester just around the corner, the Office of Sustainability is seeking faculty and staff volunteers to help sort game day recycling from the Egg Bowl to give students time to prepare for final exams.
Volunteers are needed on Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Oxford Recycling Center. (Faculty and staff are welcome to stay for as long as their schedule allows.) Volunteers sort out aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and Solo cups, while disposing of the non-recyclable material. All faculty and staff volunteers will receive a free Green Grove t-shirt. Click here to sign up, or e-mail green@olemiss.edu.
So far this semester, more than 400 student volunteers have helped recycle six tons of aluminum cans and plastic bottles, either by volunteering to pass out recycling bags in the Grove or sorting recycling post-game day. Additionally, the Green Grove Initiative has recycled 15,000 Solo cups through the university’s partnership with TerraCycle, a 133 percent increase since last year.
To learn more about the Green Grove Initiative, visit green.olemiss.edu.