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Many campuses are looking at ways to go beyond recycling
and this includes efforts to create programs that facilitate
product reuse and waste prevention. These websites provide
some examples of how waste reduction and reuse practices within
colleges and universities can be encouraged.
Dump and Run
WHAT'S HOT: Cash from moving-day
trash
Dump
and Run is a non-profit organization that was formed to operate
sales of unwanted products generated by student move-outs
at the end of the academic year. The proceeds of these sales
would then be donated to designated local non-profit organizations.
The website provides information on how to bring a dump and
run event to your campus as well as other ways students can
contribute to these events.
DormOutfitter.com
WHAT'S HOT: Florida students
exchange stuff on-line
This
is a new site that is be developed for facilitating product
reuse by Florida college and university students through an
on-line exchange and other informational resources such as
listing of regional thrift shops.
University
of Wisconsin SWAP Program
WHAT'S HOT: If you are in Madison,
WI on a Friday, take a trip to SWAP. Everything in GRRN's
Madison office is from the SWAP Shop.
This
website describes the operation of the University of Wisconsin
(Madison) SWAP (Surplus With A Purpose) program which was
developed in 1994. This program is open on Thursdays to all
university departments and state offices in the Madison, WI
region, and on Fridays to the general public, for such products
as building materials, computers, lab equipment and furniture.
There is an online inventory listing which shows what is currently
available for sale - you never know what you'll find at SWAP.
Rice
University
Waste
Reduction
Reuse
These sections
of the Rice University Integrated Waste Management Services
website describe the various programs that have been developed
to increase product reuse and reduce waste. These include
programs to promote use of reusable mugs, household furnishings
loan program for graduate students and various green guides.
University
of Oregon - Reuse Exchange
This
section of the University of Oregon campus recycling website
provides an overview of the various office supply and furniture
exchanges that operate at the university. There are also
links to other websites on campus-based and general materials
exchanges.
Arizona
State University - Property Control
Check out this site for an example of how
surplus property can be managed. Awesome flash slideshows
guide you through what you might need to do if you were
at the University, but could be used as a model for own
program.
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