Ohio University Receives Grant for Organics Recycling Project

Ohio University has been awarded a recycling grant of roughly $130,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to improve organic waste collection on campus. Additional university funds will add to the grant to assist the university’s organics project.

The grant will be used to install waste bins in the university’s Convocation Center with labels that will help students separate recyclables from food scraps and general landfill items.

The Post Athens has more:

Ohio University was awarded a recycling grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that will support a 12-month initiative to improve organic waste collection on campus.

OU was awarded approximately $130,000, which combined with additional university funds, will allocate more than $160,000 to a collaborative effort to help reduce the university’s carbon footprint.

The university’s Facilities Management, Campus Recycling, the Office of Sustainability, the Athletics Department and the Voinovich School of Leadership are all part of the effort.

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