Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.80
Liaison Daniela Beall
Submission Date Sept. 29, 2014
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STARS v2.0

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
EN-5: Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Laurie Case
Sustainability & Strategic Planning Coordinator
Chancellor's Office
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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?:
Yes

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?:
Yes

The name of the campaign (1st campaign):
RecycleMania

A brief description of the campaign (1st campaign):

RecycleMania: University of Wisconsin – Green Bay campus has participated in RecycleMania since 2010, in the benchmark category and waste minimization. Starting in 2012, UWGB moved into the competitive category. This national program encourages campuses to actively promote the reduction of solid waste and improvement of recycling and is a campus wide effort for students, faculty and staff. Working with Waste Management, Inc., our waste hauler, volume measurements were recorded from all dumpsters as they were emptied. These volumes were converted to weights based on standardized weights for the specific waste streams. In 2013, Waste Management provided a 'direct haul' twice during the competition. This allowed us to get actual weights on our trash and recycling which helped us to evaluate our conversion factors.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):

Recyclemania raised awareness and increased compliance with goals. In RecycleMania 2013, on average over a four week period, we reduced the waste sent to the landfill by 915 lbs/week and increased our recycling by 522 lbs/week.


The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):
The name of the campaign (2nd campaign):
Energy Conservation: Housing

A brief description of the campaign (2nd campaign):

Energy Conservation efforts: An energy conservation competition was held each semester in the 2010-2011 academic year at the University’s 24 residence halls. The fall contest theme was “Think. Act. Save. Conserve.” For the competition, students created promotional posters for all residence halls. In addition, the Residential Advisors were provided with quick fact posters about energy and the related economic and environmental impact. E-mails were sent out weekly to residents that provided simple examples of how to save both energy and water. Two graduate students held an informational presentation to the Resident Hall Advisors Association on water conservation methods. The winning residence hall’s occupants won a biodegradable travel coffee mug.

In the Spring semester, the Energy Conservation Corps members educated students about the easy ways they can reduce their energy consumption on campus and they also conducted a light bulb swap, replacing incandescent light bulbs with the more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs. An e-waste recycling opportunity was also provided.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (2nd campaign):
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The website URL where information about the campaign is available (2nd campaign):
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A brief description of other outreach campaigns, including measured positive impacts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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