{"id":95002,"date":"2018-06-07T16:08:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95002"},"modified":"2018-06-07T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T13:41:23","slug":"two-new-york-colleges-receive-recycling-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95002","title":{"rendered":"Two New York colleges receive recycling grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Two New York colleges receive recycling grants<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two New York state colleges, Wells College of Aurora and Colgate University of Hamilton, were\u00a0each recipients of a $2,500 \u201cCollege Council Grant\u201d from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse\u00a0and Recycling, the professional recyclers\u2019 association for New York state.<\/p>\n

Both schools will use the\u00a0award to purchase heavy duty, permanent recycling (or combination trash and recycling) bins to enhance current\u00a0recycling efforts on campus.<\/p>\n

Colgate University\u2019s award will go toward improving the recycling infrastructure in Alumni Hall (a carry-in,\u00a0carry-out academic building), by purchasing and installing two centrally located, customized Colgate recycling\u00a0stations. The customized Colgate recycling stations are sturdy enough that they are unlikely to be removed and\u00a0are not easily damaged, and will also house all three waste streams available in Madison County: landfill waste,\u00a0paper recycling, and plastics\/glass\/aluminum recycling.<\/p>\n

The Office of Sustainability conducted four waste audits over the 2017-2018 academic year to examine if Colgate\u2019s recent investment in recycling stations increased recycling rates and minimized waste contamination of\u00a0the recycling streams. The Bryan Complex residence halls were some of the first to receive customized recycling\u00a0stations, including clear signage indicating what is and is not recyclable. The results showed that the Bryan\u00a0Complex did have significantly higher recycling rates and less waste contamination when using well marked\u00a0custom bins. This suggests that students are willing, and more likely, to follow recycling guidelines when proper\u00a0signage is present.<\/p>\n

The award to Wells College will go toward new color-coordinated blue recycling containers to stand alongside\u00a0existing (black) trash containers. If funds are available, they will also purchase combined trash\/recycling\u00a0containers for placement in other high traffic outdoor areas on campus. The need for outdoor recycling bins was\u00a0based upon research in a 2017 Littering Team Project in the Psychology of Environmental Sustainability course.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we have done a good job of providing waste separation support within our buildings, we have noted issues\u00a0with our outdoor trash and recycling practices,\u201d according to the application from Wells College. \u201cThe school\u00a0currently has only three, black metal outdoor trash containers, and no outdoor recycling collection bins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wells College has established an effective waste management system inside each academic\/office and residential\u00a0building on campus; developed a scheme to color-code and place trash and recycling containers in convenient\u00a0areas on campus; and continually offers community education on proper recycling, reduction and reuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis round of grants went to two state schools, for a total of $5,000,\u201d noted Kelli Timbrook, president of
\nNYSAR 3. \u201cThe purchase of permanent, heavy-duty recycling receptacles should help boost recycling efforts on\u00a0campuses, promoting NYSAR3\u2019s mission of environmental sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

NYSAR 3 established a grant program for New York State colleges and universities several years ago for the\u00a0purpose of providing up to $5,000 for seed, or start-up money for recycling \/ waste reduction \/ composting programs\u00a0in public and private colleges and universities. A number of recipients have benefited financially from the\u00a0program, to say nothing of the environmental benefits achieved by instituting recycling\/waste reduction programs\u00a0in schools.<\/p>\n

The College Council provides a forum for New York\u2019s colleges and universities to exchange information on\u00a0common challenges and best practices. In addition to the grant program, members receive a newsletter, access to a\u00a0series of college-oriented environmental webinars, the opportunity to participate in regional and statewide\u00a0meetings both in person and via conference call, and reduced conference registration fees, among other benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two New York colleges receive recycling grants Two New York state colleges, Wells College of Aurora and Colgate University of Hamilton, were\u00a0each recipients of a $2,500 \u201cCollege Council Grant\u201d from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse\u00a0and Recycling, the professional recyclers\u2019 association for New York state. Both schools will use the\u00a0award to purchase heavy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23813,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}