The MSUM Physical Plant, Sustainable Students Association, and Student Senate Sustainability Committee are collaborating to host a plastic recycling challenge on campus. If the campus collects 500 pounds of plastic bags (approximately 40,000 bags) by April 2023, composite wood-alternative company Trex has agreed to donate a bench made of recycled plastic to MSUM’s campus. The campus community can deposit plastic bags grocery […]
Thursday, May 10 | 4-5 p.m. | South side of Hagen Hall Join the Sustainable Students Association (SSA) as we cut the ribbon on our new bench made of recycled plastic. This year SSA hosted a plastic bag recycling competition around MSUM’s campus. The competition was hosted by Trex a recycling company that also makes compost lumber from plastic bags […]
Hopes to collect 40,500 plastic bags
MSUM’s Sustainable Students Association (SSA) will be hosting a plastic bag recycling competition on campus beginning Sept. 18. They will be collecting plastic bags for six months, with a goal of collecting 500 pounds—or approximately 40,500 plastic bags. If MSUM reaches its goal, the university will receive a free bench made of recycled plastic, in addition to helping save the […]