{"id":207722,"date":"2025-01-08T16:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=207722"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:25:17","slug":"recycling-campus-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/08\/recycling-campus-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Students launch recycling initiative in campus housing"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A new HI-5 recycling pilot program spearheaded by University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa students in partnership with the local nonprofit organization, Bottles4College, is transforming sustainability efforts in student housing facilities. The students identified a lack of accessible recycling options and collaborated with the UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability<\/a> to develop a project to bring recycling to Frear Hall.<\/p>\n

The program launched with an event on four floors of Frear Hall where participants sorted two 48-gallon bins of recyclables. The initiative, created through Bottles4College\u2019s platform, provided student residents with a convenient way to recycle HI-5 bottles, reducing waste and promoting sustainability while also creating more accessibility to higher education. The next event is scheduled for February 8.<\/p>\n

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“I witnessed firsthand the limited recycling options available,” said Giada Colombo, a former student housing resident. “I wanted to improve that for future students, making sustainability not just an option but a convenient choice for everyone living on campus. It\u2019s exciting to see the positive impact our efforts are having on both the environment and our community.”<\/p>\n

Reducing waste, funding the future<\/h2>\n

Through the collaboration, all collected HI-5 bottles at Frear Hall were donated to Bottles4College\u2019s program to help create college scholarships for students in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“We want to thank the students and staff at Frear Hall for making this happen,” said Miles Topping, director of UH<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability. “We hope this type of effort continues to grow across the campus with more students getting involved at more UH<\/abbr> facilities.”<\/p>\n

“Bottles4College is very excited to be able to bring sustainability through recycling to UH<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s Frear Hall and cannot thank the UH<\/abbr> students, Mr. Topping, Giada, and the rest of their team for making this possible,” said Genshu Price, Bottles4College founder. “We look forward to building a greener future through this initiative and more.”<\/p>\n

If successful, the program plans to expand to other UH<\/abbr> Mānoa residence halls to continue promoting sustainable practices into student life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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