The Boiler Green Initiative Recycling Committee is a team dedicated to
increasing recycling on Purdue's campus. With this goal, we also focus
on Reducing and Reusing our materials because the 3 R's
(Reduce-Reuse-Recycle) are together and are in that order for a reason!
We strive to increase student and faculty awareness of
reduce-reuse-recycle opportunities on campus and in the community. This
is an exciting multidisciplinary committee where members form teams and
lead the effort to make campus greener in some way, like handing out
reusable bags at on-the-go locations to decrease plastic waste.
Semester Goals for Spring 2012 - Build a train made of recycled materials and put it on display.
- Have a clothing drive in all residence halls until March 31 (end of Recyclemania), and then donate these clothes to the Lafayette Transitional Center.
Past Projects - Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Campaign with Purdue's Sustainability team from the New Synergies Task Force. 10 educational posters put around campus in high traffic areas. (see purdue.edu/sustainability for more info.)
- Football Stadium Recycling! Over 92,000 lbs of glass, aluminum, cardboard, and plastic recycled in the past 2 years.
- Eliminating the Use of Cover Sheets in iTap Printing Labs
- Receiving grant money to put recycle bins in Purdue's Stewart Center
- Convinced mini-marts at Purdue residence halls to switch to corn-based cups instead of styrofoam
Reusing cardboard to build a model Boilermaker Special Recycling Banners displayed at several academic buildings at Purdue
BGI Volunteer at Football Recycling
More volunteers after the morning shift | 
