The Ohio State University at Marion
IN-4: Innovation 4

The Marion Campus of north-central Ohio is shared by Ohio State University at Marion (OSU Marion) and Marion Technical College (MTC). The co-located institutions recently took the initiative to implement a campus-wide recycling program. In 2011 and 2012, the Marion campus applied for recycling grants from Delaware-Knox-Marion-Morrow (DKMM) Solid Waste Management District and filed with Larry Cooper, District Director. The purpose of the grants was to extend the small recycling program that was underway in offices and expand the collection into classrooms and labs for all campus buildings. The grants would include a website created on the OSU Marion and MTC home pages to make students and staff aware of the campus recycling program. In addition, signage and decals were designed by a local vendor and installed on all recycling containers and around the campus. The program is called All-In-One, where the collection of paper & newspaper, plastic & glass, aluminum & metal, and cardboard can be disposed of in any campus recycling container. The Marion Campus recycling program initiated by the DKMM grants continues on campus today. The campus sustainability operations have benefited greatly by this joint campus and local district waste management partnership and associated grant funding.