About Campus Race to Zero Waste
Campus Race to Zero Waste is an eight-week friendly competition and benchmarking tool for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction across campuses. During the course of the competition, Endicott College will be tracking and reporting the amount of recycling, organics (food waste), and trash collected each week. We’ll be ranked against other colleges and universities across the country to see which campus can divert the most waste from going to the landfill. The competition runs from February 3 to March 28, and there’s no shortage of ways to get involved!
Let’s see how much Endicott can reduce, reuse, and recycle over the next two months. Follow @SustainableEndicott to get involved and check back to this site often for updated event information.
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Week 1: Feb 2 - Feb 8
- Show the Waste: Monday, February 3 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
How much food waste do we produce at lunch? Join us in Callahan to watch as the waste piles up, which will make you think carefully about how much you load on your plate. Guess how many pounds of food will be on the table at the end to win a sustainable prize! - Thrift Store Donation Collection: Tuesday, February 4 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
Donate to the Office of Sustainability Thrift Store! We're collecting gently used clothing donations in Callahan during lunch every week until 2/13. - Environmental Justice Working Group: Wednesday, February 5 from 5-6 p.m. in Center for Belonging
The EJ Working Group meets monthly to discuss environmental justice issues and how to address them. Join us in the Center for Belonging to learn more about trash and recycling across Massachusetts communities.
- Show the Waste: Monday, February 3 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
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Week 2: Feb 9 - Feb 15
- Thrift Store Donation Collection: Tuesday, February 11 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
Donate to the Office of Sustainability Thrift Store! We're collecting gently used clothing donations in Callahan during lunch every week until 2/13. - Freecycle Thrift Store: Thursday, February 13 from 3-5 p.m. in Lower Callahan
Come to Lower Callahan to the Freecycle Thrift Store! Shop room decor, clothing, and shoes donated from the Endicott community. The suggested fee is $5 to benefit DECA, but all items are free.
- Thrift Store Donation Collection: Tuesday, February 11 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
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Week 3: Feb 16 - Feb 22
- Hungry Hungry Recyclers Halftime Game: Wednesday, February 19
Cheer on the men’s and women’s basketball teams and take a shot at our waste sorting game during halftime! - Plant Based Heart Health with Sodexo: Thursday, February 20 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
- Hungry Hungry Recyclers Halftime Game: Wednesday, February 19
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Week 4: Feb 23 - Mar 1
- Cabot Community Conversations: Our Local Food Ecosystem with Green Beverly: Wednesday, February 26 from 6-8 p.m. in The Cabot
- Reusable Business Card Printing: Thursday, February 27 from 5-6 p.m. in the Makerspace (JSC 405)
Are you a student looking to make an impression on employers? Or a faculty member watching your paper business cards collect dust? Stop by the Makerspace to design a sustainable alternative to paper business cards made of metal or wood!
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Week 5: Mar 2 - Mar 8
- Food Scrap Recipe Sampling with Sodexo: Thursday, March 6 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Callahan Dining Center
- Wall E Movie Night: Friday, March 7 from 7-9 p.m. in Lower Callahan
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Week 6: Mar 9 - Mar 15
- Local Zero Waste Businesses Panel: Monday, March 10 from 6-7 p.m. in Center for Belonging
Join the Environmental Justice Working Group in the Center for Belonging to learn more about sustainable Beverly businesses. Worthy Girl, Beantrust, and Unpacked Living will share their tips, tricks, and experiences on founding an environmentally friendly business.
- Local Zero Waste Businesses Panel: Monday, March 10 from 6-7 p.m. in Center for Belonging
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Week 7: Mar 16 - Mar 22
- Instagram Story Takeovers from OOS Student Staff
Students from the OOS Staff will take over the Sustainable Endicott Instagram account and walk the followers through a sustainable day in their life!
- Instagram Story Takeovers from OOS Student Staff
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Week 8: Mar 23 - Mar 29
- Sustainability Networking and Career Fair: Thursday, March 27 from 2:30-5 p.m. in the JSC/GSB Lobby
Chat with sustainability, energy, and environmental employers to connect and learn about their career opportunities. Resumes optional, just bring your networking skills and a passion for the Earth!
- Sustainability Networking and Career Fair: Thursday, March 27 from 2:30-5 p.m. in the JSC/GSB Lobby