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Knox College students collect recyclables and reusables as residence halls close at the end of Spring Term 2015.

Knox Students Play "Waste Not" Card

The magic of people-powered gathering; #ZeroWaste Commencement

Top of page: Students collect recyclables, reusables from residence halls, including the Asian Cultural House; Above: recycling filled trucks for delivery instead of trash dumpsters for the landfill, green ribbons at commencement showed support for the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility. More photos from Waste-Free Move Out and other campus recycling initiatives in an album on the Knox Flickr site.

Highlights of Year-End Recycling, Waste Free Move Out, #ZeroWaste Commencement

  • 272 graduating seniors sign the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility
  • Hundreds of pounds of food donated to community organizations: Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center, Galesburg Rescue Mission
  • Textiles donated to the Renew Thrift Store and Benevolence Center, used bedding to the Knox County Humane Society Animal Shelter
  • More than 20 students work in collecting, sorting, transporting and distributing of recyclables/reusables