Category Archives: Recycle

World Water Week is here!

World Water Week is March 11-15 and we have a lot of events that week and leading up to it. We have over 500 feet of strung water bottles! Way to go everyone!

  • Today (3/7): The Sustainability Forum is today at the WID. We need people to work from 8-9am, 11:30-12:30pm and 4-5pm. If you have time between your classes come stop by and look around.
  • If only it was this warm out during World Water Week, but we'll still decorate it with water bottles instead of flamingos.

    If only it was this warm out during World Water Week, but we’ll still decorate it with water bottles instead of flamingos.

    World Water Week (3/11-3/15)

-Monday: Bascom Hill Display, sign up to help setup this great display.

-Tuesday: We will be petitioning in Library Mall and at East Campus Mall, sign up here for those times. George Dreckmann will be speaking in Room 15 of Science Hall at 6:00pm to talk about the importance of reducing waste.

-Wednesday: We are showing “Flow” at 9:30 at the Marquee at Union South. Bring your friends!

-Thursday: We will continue to petition in Library Mall and at East Campus Mall. Sign up here for those times. We will also have Tap Water Taste Testing at College Library.

  • WIAA Boys Basketball: Volunteer Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, there are lots of times to volunteer. Sign up here to help eliminate the waste from this event.
  • Trash Audit: on Friday 3/15 at a local elementary school. Let Eva know if you’re interested, eabaldinger@wisc.edu.

Don’t forget to keep promoting the Bottle Free Badger’s Facebook page and petition. Have a great week!

Prepping and Partying

We have had a very productive week at REthink. Monday and Tuesday we finished collecting water bottles for our World Water Week Bascom Hill display. Wednesday we strung water bottles together, made signs and enjoyed a delicious “notluck”. Thursday night we celebrated the accomplishments of our Athletics campaign by acknowledging the 78,000 pounds of recycling that we collected and sorted from Camp Randall last fall. Coming up there is still much more excitement.

Hard at work stringing water bottles for our Bascom Hill display.

Hard at work stringing water bottles for our Bascom Hill display.

  • Bottle Free Badgers: Continuing this week we will prep for the Bascom Hill display by stringing more water bottles, making water bottle facts, printing and posting flyers near water fountains of every building, and getting ready for showing “Flow” at the Union South Marquee on March 11th. If you are interesting in helping join us at our weekly meetings or contact Aaron, aconradt@wisc.edu. Be sure to promote our petition and Facebook. 
  • Badger Ammunition Plant: We are deciding on a date to go do some ecological restoration. If you are interested in helping out, fill out this doodle to choose the date that best works for you.

This month look out for World Water Day and do your part to help out. See you at the meeting!

In Love with REthink and All That We Do

We hope everyone had a lovely valentines day showing love to everyone that is important to them. We want you to know that all our members are important to us. If you have not attended a meeting yet, or you have yet to get involved in a campaign that means a lot to you, its not too late. Stop by our meetings every Wednesday at 7:00 in room 15 of Science Hall, or just sign up for one of these events, all are welcome!

  • Athletics: We’ve gotten a lot of volunteers lately and we want to keep that up! Attend the next game and you be able to see the game and get a $10 food coupon.
  • Farm Mob: February 24th. We’re leaving at 11 am to head to Luna Circle. Sign up here if youre interested.
  • This Thursday REthink is going bowling!

    This Thursday REthink is going bowling!

    REthink social, Thursday February 21st from 7 until 10 REthink is going bowling! Meet us at Union South, feel free to bring friends!

  • Slow Foods: February 19th, Tuesday night, we are helping to prepare foods for the Cafe on Wednesday. Sign up here if you would like to help.
    • Bottle Free Badger: There is lots to do with this campaign and everyone is encouraged to help. Email Aaron, aconradt@wisc.edu if you’re interested. Be sure to encourage friends and family to sign our petition, like us on Facebook and check out our blog.
    • Teaching Waste Management: on Monday February 25th from 1:30 until 3:30 we will be at Spring Harbor Middle School giving a presentation about water bottles and why its good to conserve water. Email Lizzie, ebneedham@wisc.edu if you are interested in volunteering.

 

Thanks for reading we look forward to seeing you at our next meeting or event!

“Bottle Free Badgers” off to a Great Start

There are plenty of events to sign up for to help so lets jump right into it:

  • Farm Mob: Sunday February 24th there will be a farm mob event, sign up here if youre interested in volunteering. More information will be provided at this weeks meeting!
  • Bottle Free Badgers: We have reached 200 signatures on our petition! Be sure to send it to your family and friends as we still have a long way to go. Also be sure to like our page on Facebook and check out the blog. If you would like to get more involved with this campaign be sure to email Aaron, aconradt@wisc.edu
  • Be sure to sign the Bottle Free Badgers petition if you havent already!

    Be sure to sign the Bottle Free Badgers petition if you havent already!

    Slow Foods: We are going to be helping at the Slow Foods Cafe on February 19th from 4 until 9:30. Sign up here if you want to come help and get some free food!

  • ASM Sustainability Committee: Big thank you to new member Will Mulhern for being our ASM Sustainability Committee representative! If anyone wants to join him at these meetings and get involved emaiL Coling at cthiggins@wisc.edu
  • Sustainability Council Representative: We are still looking for a representative to attend these meetings on Tuesdays at 7:00. Please email rethinkwi@gmail.com if you are interested.
  • We are trying to plan a social event for either February 15th, 16th, 21st, or 22nd. Please fill out this doodle for which day works best!
  • Volunteer Appreciation Day: WE Conserve has invited all the volunteers to a party at a Badger Women’s Basketball game on February 28th. Food will be included!
  • More Volunteering: If you are interested in helping out at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve or the Badger Ammunition Plant, fill out either or both doodles for your availability.