Green Athletes Hold Recycling Challenge at Men's Basketball Game December 7
Bowdoin’s Green Athletes held a recycling challenge at the
Bowdoin College men's basketball game against Colby College on
Friday, December 7.
Under the direction of Alex Tougas ’14 and Tricia Thibodeau
’13, 17.5 pounds of recycling and only 2.5 pounds of trash,
the latter of which made up less than one bag, were generated. The
rate of waste diversion from the landfill was thus 87.5%; at many
prior games, this rate has been 0%.
Before the game, Green Athletes members in full “Dan and Jan
the Can” regalia put up posters highlighting the event and
greeted people at the door, explaining the mission of the group.
During the game, members walked through the bleachers and educated
the approximately 400 fans about recycling and pointing them to the
display of six trash bags in the stands, which served to highlight
the usual amount of trash generated per game. Coach Tim Gilbride
contributed to the effort as well, drinking from a green mug during
the game.
The greenhouse gas reduction that resulted from recycling at the
one game was almost 0.03 metric tons, or about 60 pounds, of carbon
dioxide equivalent. Go U Green Bears!
For more information about Bowdoin’s Green Athletes, email Alex Tougas, atougas@bowdoin.edu
