UIW Recognized Nationally for Green Game Recycling Effort

2024年5月23日

University competed in National Wildlife Federation’s 2024 Campus Race to Zero Waste

Convocation Center with Badge "Campus Race to Zero Waste 2024 Winner Gameday Basketball Per Capital Recycling圣安东尼奥 – 2024年5月23日 – The 道成肉身的大学 (UIW) is proud to announce that it has been recognized nationally for its recycling effort during the annual Green Game which took place during the UIW Women’s Basketball game on February 29, 2024. 全国比赛, 被称为校园零浪费竞赛, is the nation’s premier waste reduction and recycling competition among colleges and universities. The competition is managed by the National Wildlife Federation and governed by Recyclemania, Inc. UIW won the “Per Capita Recycling” award in the Gameday Basketball Category.

Dr. 本杰明德国美诺公司, associate professor of English and Chair of the UIW Sustainability Advisory Board, credits pre-game publicity by the UIW Sustain student group and efforts leading up to the game with the success of the event. He also says the award could not have been achieved without student volunteers and the incredible leadership of outgoing UIW Sustain President, 安德里亚Gomez-Jackson.

“It is once again a time to celebrate sustainability at UIW,” says Miele. “This is UIW’s second win in the past three years. 这对学生是一种鼓励, who often wonder aloud if there is anything they can reasonably do to counteract climate change and global heating, and it shows that concrete change comes from the community. We are one of many institutions of higher education who participate in this every year. Together, we reduced emissions by 23,174 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e). This is heartening to students, who then want to do more. Students consistently come up to me and ask if we can do this at every sporting event at UIW. 我看没什么不可以的. 只需要他们几个小时的时间.”

According to the National Wildlife Federation, UIW joined more than 2.7 million college students and staff across the country in the competition to reduce the campus waste footprint through minimization efforts by donating, 堆肥和回收利用超过30种.700万磅的废物. 结果是, 集体, the effort kept more than 105 million single-use plastic containers out of landfills and prevented the release of 23,174 metric tons equivalent of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That is equal to avoiding the annual emissions from 5,515 cars.

“This year’s college and university competition participants made enormous strides on waste reduction and integrating sustainable practices throughout their campuses,克里斯蒂·琼斯说, director of higher education programs at National Wildlife Federation. “These collective actions to reduce the schools’ waste footprints are inspiring and are making a tangible positive impact on the environment.”

“Our 2024 winners show why colleges continue to be among our nation’s leaders on sustainability. 这些学校分布在城市和农村, 公营及私营, 大大小小的,斯泰西·惠勒说, 该竞赛的主席和联合创始人. “Their success shows that waste reduction in any type of community is possible and is a testament to every student, 教师, and staff member who made these accomplishments happen.”

Campus Race to Zero Waste has been helping campuses minimize waste and improve recycling efforts since its launch in 2001. 有关威斯康星大学的更多信息, check out the UIW Sustain student group Instagram page, @UIW_Sustain.

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拥有140多年的传统, the 道成肉身的大学 is committed to educational excellence in a context of faith in Jesus Christ, 神的道成肉身的话语. UIW programs constitute a liberal education that fosters a well-grounded intellectual resilience, 终身学习的倾向, and an acceptance of responsibility for the ethical consequences of our ideas and actions. 成立于1881年, UIW is the largest Catholic university in the state and the fourth largest private university in Texas. UIW students can choose from degrees offered at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. The University is committed to graduating students with the lowest amount of debt load possible and to help them secure a career that lifts their lives, 他们的家庭和社区. With a beautiful main campus in the heart of 圣安东尼奥, in 2019, UIW purchased a 10-acre landmark property at 4119 Broadway which increased the footprint of the UIW Broadway Campus by 15%. 这座建筑现在被称为创始人大厅. 威斯康星大学在圣安东尼奥各地都有分校, 德克萨斯州南部和中部, two campuses in Mexico and a European Study Center in Strasbourg, 法国. UIW是国际教育领域的领导者, with over 146 “sister schools” in 45 countries and it is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution. The University is a member of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference and is proud to have 25 teams representing 14 different sports. UIW is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.