FOX 10 Phoenix showcases ASU Ditch the Dumpster efforts
Local television news affiliate FOX 10 Phoenix visited the ASU Tempe campus this week to feature Ditch the Dumpster activities facilitated by the Zero Waste team and ASU Housing. The annual recycling and donation period for ASU students kicks off every Earth Day and continues through the first week of May.
Zero Waste Assistant Director Alana Levine was interviewed on camera along with Meg Myers, an ASU freshman, who participated in this year’s Ditch the Dumpster efforts.
ASU this year partnered with local organizations and nonprofits, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Epic Thrift and Goodwill. The groups distribute Ditch-the-Dumpster items to Arizona families in need.
Recyclable and reusable items collected last year during Ditch the Dumpster topped more than 157,580 pounds and included everything from hangers and lamps to electronics and unopened, nonperishable food.
Since Ditch the Dumpster began in 2009, ASU students have diverted nearly 942,100 pounds of landfill waste.
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