EARTH DAY

On April 22nd, 2010, the University of Memphis celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. The celebration was held in our very own TIGUrS Garden located just behind Rose Theatre. The Sustainability Committee - Operations, Tiger Dining, and the TIGUrS Garden Committee collaborated on making Earth Day a success. Free items such as reusable bags, mugs, T-shirts and recycle bins were given away in exchange for a bag of recyclable items! There was also a drawing for the one of a kind U of M bicycle! Many recyclables were collected and tours of our newly planted garden were given. A big thank you to the Student Green Fee and all the sponsors and participants in making this year's Earth Day so special!

RECYCLEMANIA 2010

For the first time, the University of Memphis participated in Recyclemania. Recyclemania is a nationwide competition between colleges on who can recycle the most. The competition began on January 17th and ended on March 26th. The University of Memphis participated by focusing on recycling in the Tiger Den cafeteria, at the Women's Basketball Games, and hosting a Greek recycle competition. These events and groups were given the opportunity to recycle for the first time and after the competition was over the recycle bins remained in place! The University of Memphis is seeing a lot of changes this year!

TIGER DEN:

Within two weeks, the Tiger Den cafeteria was able to recycle 1,323. 7 lbs! Thank you to our wonderful Dining staff that supported our efforts!

Women's Basketball Games:

Never before have our sporting events offered recycling bins. Thanks to Recyclemania and the Green Team, we recycled at all of our home games on campus that resulted in a grand total of 427 lbs!

The Greek Competition:

A month-long competition was held between all the fraternities and all the sororities. The winners receive a plaque and meal vouchers to our new University Center. Fraternities won the competition with a total of 706.6 lbs! Sororities also recycled 169.7 lbs! Thank you to all of the Greek organizations that participated in Recyclemania 2010.

America Recycles Day, November 12th, 2009

The University of Memphis took part in celebrating America Recycles Day which was Nov. 15th. On Nov. 12th, the recycle committee set up 3 collections points where students, faculty, and staff could drop-off their recyclables in exchange for a free reusable bag. The turnout was a success, with over 1,000 lbs recycled and the participation of over 500 students!