Monday, October 27, 2008

1st Darden Trash Audit


Earlier this month, I led an intense day-long event. Eleven Darden students came together to sort through about 460 pounds of trash. What were we thinking--digging through garbage?

Well, I think Darden needs to be more conscious about what it is sending to the landfill and do a better job recycling. The first step is recognizing that we have a problem, measuring the extent of the problem (we found about 67% recyclables by volume and 54% by weight), and sharing the results so we can start to do something about it.

I didn't blog about the event itself, but my friend and classmate Hugh Liang did. Check it out:
http://dardennetimpact.wordpress.com/


2 comments:

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Mandy said...

zoe! so awesome! thanks for doing that! i woulda come but i had class. (wait, that sounds a lot like many "earth-unfriendly" copouts i hear. "i woulda cared about the earth but i couldn't afford it. didn't have time. was too busy. have other priorities." but i digress)
thanks again for being a part of this. i hope that you helped the school see the path toward a sustainable future. and showed the f.y.s just how important it is to continue to lead the charge!