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Pizza. Everybody loves it, but what do you do with the boxes when your done? Trash? Cardboard Recycling? NC State has started a program where the students are sorting their boxes and putting them in a special dumpster to compost them.
Find out more with my interview with Lauren McKinnis, Outreach Coordinator for Waste Reduction and Recycling at NC State.
According to McKinnis, since the program began in March, they have composted 1600 pizza boxes. There are currently two pizza box dumpsters with hopes of adding more in the future. The program is a collaboration with University Housing, Waste Reduction and Recycling as well as various student groups including the EcoVillage in Bragraw Hall.
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| After (photo by Lauren McKinnis) |
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| Directions / Info Posted on Pizza Box Dumpster |
More pictures can be found on the EcoVillage Facebook page
It's clear to me that this is a great solution that needs to be shared with other colleges and universities as a great way to reduce the amount of trash going to landfills as well as cardboard being rejected for recycling due to contamination.
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