Combatting E-Waste
“For every 1 million cell phones that are recycled, 75 pounds of gold can be recovered.”
RSO Highlight: Recyclebacks
We’ll be highlighting RSO’s from the RSO Sustainability Coalition. If you’re interested in joining one of these organizations, be sure to check out their social media and HogSync page! Meet the Recyclebacks, an RSO dedicated to keeping our community...
How You Can Improve Recycling
As it stands today, the University of Arkansas is on track with our current diversion goals for zero-waste, which sounds great! But what exactly is diversion? Diversion is actually the redirection of recyclables that would have been previously wasted… aka, re-using...
Gameday Challenge Volunteers Needed for Ole Miss Game
The GameDay Recycling Challenge is a nationwide competition among universities to reduce and recycle the waste generated at home football games. For the first two years we competed, the University of Arkansas placed 1st in the SEC and 8th in the nation. This year we...
You Are What You Eat—And Fish Are Eating a Lot of Plastic
There are few foods considered by the general public to be as consistently healthy as a filet of fresh cut fish. But a recent study on the wild-caught fish we consume shows there may be more in these fish than just Omega-3 and protein. It is common knowledge for...