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Cracking the Code Pt. 3 (QR Codes)
Bar codes and monitoring On part 1 and part 2 of this series, I focused on the educational and promotional opportunities of bar codes and QR codes. However, these bar codes also provide data collection, logistics, and inventory opportunities. As you might have noticed from previous posts about building-by-building recycling tracking, I am a data and tracking nut. However, any ...
Aligning chores Pt. 3
In part one of this post, I talked about integrating recycling into the broader solid waste collection. The premise is that recycling often works best as a net collection. You are talking about material that will be picked up one way or another, the question is really will it be collected as recycling or collected ...
A picture says a thousand words Pt. 2
A bulletin board completely covered with posters. A cacophony of words and images passing by when you are already overloaded on words and images from hours of time reading textbooks, staring at a laptop or sitting in class. So how do you make your posters and promotional posters stand out? How do you make sure ...
A picture says 1000 words Pt. 1
A sign on a recycling bin trying to convey information as you walk past. Yes a picture is worth a thousand words. But what words is that picture saying? Is it conveying the information that you want people to understand? If all you want is 1,000 words, I know a slightly deranged guy that stands ...
It's nothing personal
In my last post, I talked about making it easy for an administrator to support your program. To do so, your program, or at least parts of your program need to meet the following criteria. • Aligns with personal motivations of a particular administrator • Aligns with campus “drivers” Last post, I talked about approaching ...
Balance recycling "drivers"
In my last blog post, I talked about finding the right level of administrative support. But once you find the right level, where do you go from there? One key is to make it easy for someone to support your program. We focus a lot on making recycling easy. We try to make it easy ...
Finding the right level
For many student-run recycling programs, or other pilot programs, we are at that point in the year where they need to start thinking about administrative support, either to continue their program next semester, or to start thinking about building support to expand the program next year. Because of that, let me take a departure from ...
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