In December, the OSU CVM Recycling & Sustainability group was awarded $350 from the Student Sustainability Initiate Fee Board to fund the construction of an on-site composting center. Various Magruder Hall students are currently responsible for the colorful recycling bins set up in the student lounge and downstairs atrium, which provide an environmentally friendly disposal for mixed and other recyclable items, as well as compostable foods. The students currently collect the compost in a trash-bin outside, then tote it over to the Student Sustainability Initiative on campus to be dumped. Putting in a 3-bin compost system will help those at Magruder Hall better realize the existence and reality of our in-building recycling and composting systems. It will also complete the sustainability circle, using the finished compost to fertilize flowerbeds and landscape around the building.
The bins will be put between Magruder Hall and the building’s south parking lot, along the fenceline between the College and the Oceanography Staging property. Construction is proposed to take place during the first half of spring break, with student, faculty, and community volunteers working together.
The group’s other projects include purchase of compostable plates and utensils, spearheading the “Bring Your Own Bowl/Plate/Utensils” to lunch talks, and setting up schedules for emptying of the colorful bins around the building. This year they also hope to expand awareness about Earth Day in April, and improve the availability of disposal systems at Pet Day on April 30.
Members of the CVM R&S group include Kate Hooper, Bryan Rensema, Sami Pederson, Kate Schoenhals, Michael Glynn, Sean Brady, and Emily Amsler.
