Campus collects 574 pounds of plastic bags

Campus collects 574 pounds of plastic bags

Exceeds 500 pound recycling competition goal

Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Sustainable Students Association (SSA) exceeded its collection goal during a six-month plastic bag recycling competition.

In September, SSA launched its six-month plastic bag recycling competition, asking MSUM and community members to bring grocery bags and other plastic materials to collection bins on campus, with a goal of collecting 500 pounds—or approximately 40,500 plastic bags.

The student group surpassed the goal by nearly 15 percent, collecting a total of 574 pounds of plastic in six months. In addition to helping save the environment, the university will receive a free bench made of recycled plastic as a reward.