| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.33 |
| Liaison | Enid Cardinal |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Neha
Sood Assistant Director for Campus Sustainability RIT 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:
Waste Awareness Campaign is hosted by the RIT Student Government Sustainability Committee in collaboration with Engineers for a Sustainable World. Student volunteers collect a day’s worth of trash from around the campus and conduct a "waste audit". Materials are sort it into recycling, trash, and composting. A report of the first campaign was published in an interactive flip-book in 2019: https://www.flipsnack.com/ESWRIT/2019-waste-awareness-campaign.html
https://www.rit.edu/news/student-groups-organize-event-educate-campus-better-ways-manage-trash
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign:
The student volunteers assisting with the waste audit learned more about what is and is not recyclable. The "mountains" of trash are located in high-visibility areas around campus, so anyone walking by can see (and smell!) the impact of the waste we produce. The first event also received media coverage from local news stations: https://13wham.com/news/local/rit-students-pile-garbage-in-center-of-campus-to-show-trash-vs-recycling?fbclid=IwAR3LbNcuPwFTwpu0TcU57ZvfZLrVLd6sDaud59DchhBCBF71-MVySwzcnO4
Name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other sustainability-related outreach campaigns:
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute conducted a zero-waste campaign for businesses: https://www.rit.edu/affiliate/nysp2i/sites/rit.edu.affiliate.nysp2i/files/docs/resources/Zero_Waste_to_Landfill_Fact_Sheet.pdf
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