| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.14 |
| Liaison | Kristina Hope |
| Submission Date | Feb. 2, 2024 |
Knox College
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Kristina
Hope Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at students and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held a sustainability-related outreach campaign during the previous three years that was directed at employees and yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Name of the campaign:
A brief description of the campaign:
There "There is No Away" campaign is Knox's sustainable move out waste diversion program. At the end of the spring semester, collection boxes are placed in each campus residences' common room or laundry room, and crews of paid student staff with the help of volunteers (faculty, students, and staff) collect and sort recoverable material to be diverted from the waste stream. Food and toiletries are provided to students staying on campus over the summer; clothing, household and school supplies, and other durable goods are brought to the campus' Share Shop and Office Supply Share; excess usable items are brought to local thrift organizations; and electronics, textiles, and traditional household recyclables are transported or stored for collection by recycling partners.
https://www.knox.edu/offices/sustainability/reduce-reuse-and-recycle
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
Previous to this campaign, dumpsters were traded out multiple times during the two weeks of move out. Now, they are dropped off and then picked up after the two weeks and many of them are not entirely full. Items collected are weighed. In 2023, over 4 tons was collected.
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Knox has participated in Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide competition between colleges and universities to increase waste reduction and recycling, and diversion since 2018. During the 8-week competition, students, working with the office of sustainability, have an outreach focus for each week that classes are in session. These activities include Three-Rs Trivia, Community scale Compost Workshops, Weigh the Waste Campaign, Plant forward meals and tabling, Wellness to reduce Stress, and Shop and Swap Campus Soiree.
https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-values/sustainability/campus-race-to-zero-waste
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
The measured positive impacts were observed by the good turn out in participation and the conversations that ensued about the weekly diversion rates that were reported and discussed at S4S meetings.
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
We sent newsletters, tabled, put events on the college calendar and campus life events list, as well as through facebook and instagram.
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