2008 Woodie Awards
Video related to this article is available below.Issue date: 2/12/08 Section: News
A windmill on Locust Walk? It could happen
Jon Meza
Hashimoto chose to do her project on campus recycling after determining that it was a highly visible problem with easy solutions.
"Everybody in the class and the professor were always complaining about how Penn does not recycle much of its waste," she said.
She quickly discovered that recycling at Penn was not synchronized across campus.
"Each school has their own system of waste management, so the building director basically decides how to manage waste," she said.
Hashimoto researched recycling practices at other Pennsylvania universities and recommended that Penn update its data collection system and create uniform recycling standards for all campus buildings to follow.
To further consolidate the recycling program on campus, Hashimoto said that a recycling coordinator would be needed, citing Tufts University's success with adding that position.
From her research, Hashimoto concluded that if the University were to change its recycling bins, it would be advantageous to switch to single stream recycling, a system in which all recyclable material is placed in one bin.
While Hashimoto has yet to see any tangible results from her project, she emphasized that ReycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition among universities - which Penn has entered for the first time - has helped raise awareness about the issue.
"It's really cool just to see that people who wouldn't even think about recycling are actually thinking about it," she said.
Hashimoto is optimistic that her project has a chance to make a positive impact on the University.
"I just hope that the administrators who read my paper will really take into account my suggestions and they will be implemented," she said.
Ambitious Aspirations
Wharton sophomore Laura Boudreau and her partner, Poll, provided recommendations regarding the future renovation of Rodin College House. They made suggestions such as switching to environmentally safe paint and adhesives in order to make Rodin a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building.
"Everybody in the class and the professor were always complaining about how Penn does not recycle much of its waste," she said.
She quickly discovered that recycling at Penn was not synchronized across campus.
"Each school has their own system of waste management, so the building director basically decides how to manage waste," she said.
Hashimoto researched recycling practices at other Pennsylvania universities and recommended that Penn update its data collection system and create uniform recycling standards for all campus buildings to follow.
To further consolidate the recycling program on campus, Hashimoto said that a recycling coordinator would be needed, citing Tufts University's success with adding that position.
From her research, Hashimoto concluded that if the University were to change its recycling bins, it would be advantageous to switch to single stream recycling, a system in which all recyclable material is placed in one bin.
While Hashimoto has yet to see any tangible results from her project, she emphasized that ReycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition among universities - which Penn has entered for the first time - has helped raise awareness about the issue.
"It's really cool just to see that people who wouldn't even think about recycling are actually thinking about it," she said.
Hashimoto is optimistic that her project has a chance to make a positive impact on the University.
"I just hope that the administrators who read my paper will really take into account my suggestions and they will be implemented," she said.
Ambitious Aspirations
Wharton sophomore Laura Boudreau and her partner, Poll, provided recommendations regarding the future renovation of Rodin College House. They made suggestions such as switching to environmentally safe paint and adhesives in order to make Rodin a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified building.
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posted 2/12/08 @ 9:23 AM EST
A wind mill couldn't be much worse aesthetically than the dueling tampons and at least it would be useful.
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