News and Events

American Recycles Day  

November, 2012
Take the pledge to learn something new about recycling, or to recycle one new material this year.  

 Game Day Challenge  

November 17, 2012

VMI will be “greening the gridiron” during the home game on November 17. The Game Day Challenge is a national competition among colleges and universities to divert as much as possible from landfill waste.
Planning a tailgate party? Bring reusable serviceware for your guests. Or, if you must use disposable items, choose compostable or recyclable products.

2011 Results:
•    Per Capita Recycling: 0.202 lbs recycled per person (22nd out of 75 schools)
•    Per Capita Waste: 0.556 lbs of total waste per person (42nd out of 69 schools)
•    Diversion Rate: 36.36% of waste was recycled (32nd out of 69 schools)
•    Greenhouse Gas Reduction: 1.54 MTCDE avoided (26th out of 75 schools)
 

Did you know?

Here are some noteworthy links:

Video: Plastic Oceans

 8 Things Made from Recycled Plastic 

How Plastic Bags Get Recycled 

Reuse, Recycle = Virginia Jobs - A Local Success Story 

   RecycleMania  

February 5 – March 31, 2012
VMI organized a recycle-themed Basketball Game, a community-wide E-Cycling Day, and distributed over $3,000 in grant-funded recycling containers and motivational prizes.

2012 Results:
•    15% overall recycling rate
•    26th in Cardboard (out of 605 National schools)
•    1st in Cardboard (out of 21 Virginia schools)
•    23,570 lbs of electronics collected