{"id":7765,"date":"2021-12-07T14:05:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=7765"},"modified":"2022-11-02T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T00:52:02","slug":"student-organization-zero-waste-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/student-organization-zero-waste-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Student organization focuses on zero-waste future"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;7782&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Faculty and students attend a &#8220;Climate Carnival&#8221; in Hough Quad. 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PIRG is involved in student activism on every level\u2014starting campaigns to end hunger, registering students to vote and advocating for environmentalism on campus. Right now, Natalie and Chloe are heading up one of PIRG\u2019s most ambitious efforts yet, the Zero Waste Campaign.<\/h3>\n<p>Already, Eckerd College runs a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/59b-QBoGYw0\">Trash 2 Treasure recycling program<\/a>, where first-year students are invited to purchase used and refurbished dorm necessities when they arrive, and implements the <a href=\"\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-president-signs-pledge-to-break-free-from-plastic\/\">Break Free From Plastic Pledge<\/a>, which prohibits the purchase of nonessential single-use plastics with College funds. Natalie and Chloe have an idea to take things further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really trying to work toward an ideal future where everything on campus is based in sustainability and zero-waste culture,\u201d Natalie says. Their main goal for this new campaign is a low-waste bulk station in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualmedia360.net\/tours\/eckerd\/?startscene=scene_10\">Triton\u2019s Pub<\/a>. 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In November, PIRG also ran a Climate Carnival, which focused on different types of renewable energy and their effects on climate change. Faculty and students gave speeches and played games. This carnival partnered with other clubs on campus, like the campus radio station, <a href=\"https:\/\/wecx.org\/\">WECX<\/a>, whose hosts played music and assisted with student testimonials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In fact, PIRG has worked with almost every department at Eckerd, from Residence Life to Admission. Chloe and Natalie\u2019s main contact, however, has been Evan Bollier \u201911, the College\u2019s director of sustainability. He has headed the <a href=\"\/green\/\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> since 2011 and works on initiatives run by students and administration alike. 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