Recycling Blog

Brush Up on your Recycling Skills this Earth Day

Rebecca Andrews - March 27, 2024

Are you doing anything for Earth Day on Monday April 22nd?

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tags: Recycling, composting, reuse

vegetables

FOOD Waste Prevention Week April 1-7 2024

Rebecca Andrews - March 26, 2024

At WCC we work hard to prevent our food waste from going to landfill, most kitchens and breakrooms have a bucket or caddy to collect compostable fruits and veggies and we compost them in the vermi composting system here on campus.

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tags: Recycling

bottles and cans

WTMC Refugee Assisting Fundraiser

Rebecca Andrews - June 06, 2023

Partnering with WCC’s Recycle Department, WTMC’s RHA (Refugee Help Association) has raised over $700 to assist refugees in SE Michigan

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tags: Sustainability, reuse, refuge, Recycling

recycled cardboard bale

Global Recycling Day Competition Results

Rebecca Andrews - March 21, 2023

On March 20th 2023 sixty-five students participated in the WCC Global Recycling Day Competition to guess the weight of the cardboard bale.

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tags: Sustainability, Recycling

Plastic waste on beach

Global Recycling Day 2023

Rebecca Andrews - March 06, 2023

Did you know 8 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s? And of this only 9 % has been recycled?

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tags: Recycling, Sustainability

eyeglass recycle

Winter Semester Office Supply Redistribution and Used Eye Glasses Collection

Rebecca Andrews - December 16, 2022

WCC has added a used Eye Glasses Collection to the Winter Semester In-Service Office Supplies Redistribution Event January 3-6, 2023

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tags: reuse, Recycling, Sustainability

waste container

End of Semester Recycling Services

Rebecca Andrews - December 01, 2022

As we approach Winter Break and the end of Fall Semester, everyone is anxious to finish up tasks and clean out their spaces. For general clean ups, please use the recycle bins in your area and remember the 3 Rs.

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tags: recycle

recycle station

Reporting a Broken Recycle Station

Rebecca Andrews - November 30, 2022

If you notice a recycle station in need of parts or repair, please contact the Resource Recovery Manager at [email protected].

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PPE Mask

WCC's Top Ten Recycling Mistakes

Rebecca Andrews - November 30, 2022

WCC has a good understanding of items that CAN be recycled (e.g., office paper, bottles/cans, and cardboard), but some confusion about what CANNOT.

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Property Disposition at WCC

Rebecca Andrews - May 02, 2022

WCC has a good understanding of items that CAN be recycled (e.g., office paper, bottles/cans, and cardboard), but some confusion about what CANNOT.

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