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  • 1.  October Monthly Sustainability Discussion Thread

    Posted Oct 25, 2023 07:01 AM

    Hi all!

    We're back with another monthly discussion of questions and topics related to sustainability in your library, brought to you by the Publicity and Outreach Committee.

    Our discussion topic for this month is:

    What has been successful in your workplace recycling efforts?

    Comment below to let us know! Do you have a sustainability topic you would like to ask members? Email them to the Publicity and Outreach Committee chair, Lauren Bissonette (lauren.bissonette@foresthistory.org).



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    Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy
    Librarian
    University of Cincinnati Main Campus - Cincinnati, OH
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  • 2.  RE: October Monthly Sustainability Discussion Thread

    Posted Oct 26, 2023 08:19 AM

    Hi All,

    We recently met with the person who coordinates all recycling on campus. We were aware of and participating in 90% of the recycling opportunities currently available. We did find out about the ability to recycle eWaste. We now have a bin to put electronic things that cannot go to our salvage/resale department.

    So I would say that what works is to communicate with your organization-wide recycling department

    Ann



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    Ann Kucera
    Systems Librarian
    Central Michigan University
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  • 3.  RE: October Monthly Sustainability Discussion Thread

    Posted Oct 31, 2023 01:35 PM

    Hi! last day in October to post about this :)   we as well work on our campus work directly with our campus recycling folks.   we have a rep on the sustainability advocates campus group as well.  (we are hoping to work on composting but that has been challenging for sure!)  and our OSUsed (surplus) is fabulous and robust so we are lucky!    I wanted to mention the amazing work done at Binghamton University (NY)  libraries  -  recycling in amazing ways. They do a lot of free terraCycle recycling too. definitely worth checking out their site:    https://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/sustainability/terracycle  



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    Beth FilarWilliams
    User Experience Research Librarian
    Oregon State University Libraries and Press
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