UK Recycling hosted their first Waste Reduction Week in April 2021 as an initiative meant to provide students with opportunities to learn more about how they can reduce their waste sent to landfill. As part of Waste...
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Carlie Laughlin
You’ll Never Believe What We Recycle at UK!
‘What do you do when the students aren’t on campus?’ is a common question I receive as the Recycling Coordinator for the University. With that job title, it is easy to think that my job (and the recycling program here...
Joanna Ashford
Meet the EcoReps!
This year’s EcoReps program has officially begun! This program, led by UK Recycling, gives on-campus students an opportunity to become leaders in sustainability, and get their foot in the door for future leadership...
Olivia Tussey
UK Continues to Pass on Plastics
It all started with a turtle. I’m sure you remember the video of a crew of volunteers who pulled a sea turtle out of the ocean and discovered a plastic disposable straw stuck in its nose. The video went viral and...
Hannah Phillips
UK Collects 7.3 Tons of Reusable Material in Spring Move-Out
This past May, during Spring Move-Out, the University of Kentucky’s Recycling Program was happy to re-offer the Give and Go Donation Station Program to all resident students on campus. Donation stations were placed in...
Turning Used Electronics into a Kentucky Industry
Where would we be without our electronics? Mobile phones. Laptops. Tablets. Gaming systems. It is impossible to walk around campus without seeing how our devices connect us and the shared University of Kentucky...
David Melanson
Sustainable Development Kentucky: Responsible Consumption and Production
Waste reduction is more than just recycling! UK Recycling is leading the way to create new initiatives and programs to not only increase recycling but focus on reducing and reuse. Joanna Ashford, Recycling Coordinator...
