Recycling
Special Programs
The MERCI Program
MERCI stands for Medical Equipment Recovery
of Clean Inventory. This program, which operates out of UVa’s Health Sciences
Center, collects clean, unused medical supplies and outdated equipment that
can still be used in other areas. The supplies are then shipped throughout
the world. Since the program’s inception in 1992, we have collected and
distributed much-needed medical supplies to Russia, Lithuania, Haiti, Honduras,
and the local Free Clinic in Charlottesville.
The R.O.S.E. Program
Like free stuff? The R.O.S.E.
(Reusable Office Supply Exchange) Program takes in surplus office
supplies and makes them available to students, faculty, staff, and
student organizations at no charge. We have paper, envelopes,
binders, hanging folders, desk organizers, and much more.
If
there is something you need, or excess items you wish to share,
please contact us by phone, (434) 982-5050, e-mail or
simply stop by UVA Recycling at the end of Leake Drive. Feel free to
come browse!
Chuck It For Charity
Do you
have reusable items that you would like to donate? At the end of
each semester during exams we collect items for charity. What you no
longer want, such a fan, electronics, furniture, microwave, clothes,
and non-perishable food items, can be used by someone less
privileged in the Charlottesville community.
Can't wait until our collection? Please contact one of the
following non-profit groups. These are the same groups that UVA
Recycling works with for our program, and they would be happy to
have your donations anytime throughout the year!
Claim Your Can Contest
During our contest dates, write your UVA e-mail on the bottom of the
aluminum cans you recycle on grounds. We will draw a can and e-mail
the winner to tell them to collect a prize from UVA Recycling!
We would like to thank the local vendors who contributed prizes
to Claim Your Can 2006:
- The College Inn
- The
Student Bookstore
- Charlottesville Ice Park
- Pita
Pit
- Integral Yoga
Look for our contest next
fall!
Recyclemania
Each spring, UVA Recycling
participates in Recyclemania, a friendly competition among college
and university recycling programs in the United States that provides
the community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction.
Over a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see
which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per
capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of
trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. Through the
Recyclemania competition, UVA can measure its success against other
schools across the nation. In 2007, we took 9th place in the Gorilla
Prize, which measures the highest amount of total recyclables
collected.
America Recycles Day and Earth
Day
Keep your eyes peeled for announcements about special events on
these days. In the past, we have had contests, dumpster dives,
giveaways, and more.
UVA Recycling Student
employees Amber and Lindsey celebrate Earth Day on the Lawn. We had
a Dumpster Dive to show how much of the trashed material could have
been recycled, handed out water bottles to people who pledged to not
use Styrofoam for the day, and had a "Can you guess?" contest to see
who could figure out how many cans were in the aluminum
bale.
The results of the Dumpster Dive: the piles
in the front are all the materials that could have been
recycled!
