The ‘Sorts-Giving’ event will take place Nov. 23-24 at the Oxford Recycling Center.
OXFORD, Miss. – With Thanksgiving break approaching, the Office of Sustainability is looking for faculty and staff volunteers to sort recyclables collected from the Ole Miss-LSU football game as part of the Green Grove Initiative.
Dubbed “Sorts-Giving,” the event is set for 1-3 p.m. Nov. 23 and 24 at the Oxford Recycling Center. Volunteers will sort recycling while playing a specialized sorting bingo game for chances to win prizes. All volunteers get a free T-shirt by signing up here.
“Students show leadership on this initiative all season long,” said Ian Banner, UM architect and director of sustainability and facilities planning. “Volunteering to sort recycling in their absence gives us a chance to show our support of the Green Grove Initative, and for waste reduction in general across campus.”
Recyclables are collected each home football game in the Grove, Circle and stadium as part of the Green Grove Initiative, which seeks to mimimize waste generated by tailgating. In partnership with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Landscape Services, the initative has diverted approximately 5.5 tons of recyclables from the landfill so far this season.
Created in 2008, the Green Grove Initative is led by four student coordinators who are interns in the Office of Sustainability’s Green Student Intern Program, as well as 10 game day ambassadors and hundreds of student volunteers throughout the season. This is the third year the Office of Sustainability has hosted a faculty-staff sorting event.
Sorts-Giving is open to faculty, staff and community members. For more information or to volunteer, click here.