Recycling Topics // Posts tagged as "Recycling Topics"
Know yourself Pt. 1
Who are you? Knowing yourself is important. It’s important for young adults as they try to figure out their place in the world. But it’s also important for campuses as they adopt recycling and sustainability efforts. It’s important to know yourself and to know that what worked for someone else won’t necessarily work for you. ...
Moving out: Where do I go?
Move out day is coming (sooner than you realize). When people are moving out, where do you want them to put their unwanted stuff? How do they know where to go and where to put stuff? Not everyone knows how the system works. Not everyone knows where every closet or lounge in the residence hall ...
The Theory of Relativity Pt. 1
It’s all relative. No I’m not talking about some new in-breeders reality TV show. I’m talking how we view the world, how we talk about things, and how all of that impacts sustainability. Nothing exists in a vacuum. There are alternatives. Whether something is good or bad, or the degree to which something is good ...
Aligning chores Pt. 1
There are a lot of different materials to recycle on a college or university campus and a lot of steps needed to make recycling work. So how do you decide who does what tasks? When it comes to operational tasks, I am a strong believer that the answer to that question lies with a different ...
Ideas for student projects
Struggling for ideas for a student project? Below is a list of ideas that might help. If you use one of these, I ask only two things in return. First, that you give me some sort of “honorary mention” credit in your paper or project for helping you come up with the idea; and second ...
Old posts for new students
Whether you are new to your campus or are a returning student who has just discovered this blog, welcome. Whether you are here because you are looking for some background info for a student project/paper or are considering a career in recycling/solid waste/sustainable materials, I’m glad you found this blog and hope you find the ...
The bell curve, an interlude
OK, so here’s the mea culpa where I realize that I have probably skipped a step during the time that I have been writing this blog . If you have never seen me speak publicly, there is a core tenet that I often talk about that I have found in my 20+ years of implementing ...
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