| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.01 |
| Liaison | Cindy Shea |
| Submission Date | July 18, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
EN-5: Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
BJ
Tipton Program Manager, Solid Waste Services Facilities Services |
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:
The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):
Recyclemania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a 10 week period, schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked according to who collects the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. With each week's reports and rankings, participating schools watch how their results fluctuate against other schools and use this data to rally their campus communities to reduce and recycle more.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):
In 2013, members of the UNC community achieved a 24% recycling rate, collecting 14 pounds of recyclables per person. The total amount recycled during the eight week contest was 585,708 pounds.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Throughout the year, the Sustainability Office holds and supports Carolina Green Pledge events where members of the campus community commit to continuing, or adopting new, sustainable behaviors. The Carolina Green pledge is online, and all members of the campus community are invited to participate. The Sustainability Office provides laptops and tablets at student orientation and special events. The Sustainability Office supports individual departments and residence halls that host their own events. Are You Carolina Green? water bottles are made available to pledge takers at these events.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
1,621 campus community members took the Carolina Green Pledge in FY 2013 and both learned about and committed to sustainable behaviors.
The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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