A video documentary was recently released examining waste management on the UMD campus.  UMD students Autumn Juetten, Drew Martin, and Bryanna Raiche sorted through heaps of information on the types of waste produced on campus, the effectiveness of  campus recycling, and how campus trash is processed and landfilled.  The students identified a needed paradigm shift and the importance of individual action to improve the sustainability of our waste and recycling management.

Through solid research (including an Earth Day campus trash audit), stylish editing, and positive messages, the film is fun to view.  Just don't be surprised if you find yourself humming and singing along to "We gotta reduce, reuse, recycle..."

 

View the 34-minute Gettin' Trashy online and download their final report at http://blog.lib.umn.edu/raich021/anthropologyseniorseminar09/  Alternatively, a DVD of the film can be checked out from the UMD Office of Sustainability (email: sustain@d.umn.edu).