UMW Shred Event 2017

The 2nd annual UMW Adopt-A-Pot is here!

Landscape & Grounds has a surplus of annual plants. We cannot give them away, but there is no policy against adoption.

How it will work? L & G will put together annuals in decorative pots. Faculty and staff can then adopt one or a pair of pots to be placed outside on the Fredericksburg Campus and maintained by the adopter.

L & G maintains the right to: remove pots that have not thrived, award adoptions that spread pots across campus (not at just one building), match pots to the environment, decide to award singular or paired pots depending on the location.

Pots will come with a watering can and access to water at the closest spigot.

Submit an adoption request to Joni Wilson at jwilson@umw.edu, including your name, contact information and suggested location. Submissions will be accepted until June 23 or until pots run out. Awards will be made on a first come, first served basis and at the sole discretion of the Director of Landscape and Grounds.

The University of Mary Washington has begun its eighth season of RecycleMania, a friendly recycling competition among U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities. RecycleMania provides a fun and friendly way to engage in waste reduction through recycling. We are not changing the recycling program! RECYLE FOR THE WIN!! Visit sustainability.umw.edu for details and a link to RecycleMania.

In 2015, for the third consecutive year, we ranked first in Virginia, with an 8-week accumulative weight of 37.96 pounds per person. Your participation allowed us to beat notable adversaries including: College of William & Mary, Virginia Military Institute, Old Dominion University, Radford University, James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The equivalent of more than 200,000 pounds of material was kept out of the landfill, and 182 metric tons of CO2 equivalent was kept out of the atmosphere, which is equal to taking 97 cars off the road or the energy consumption of 48 households.

RECYCLE FOR THE WIN!! Everyone can contribute to our RecycleMania success: 1. Be a role model and inspire others by recycling. 2. Keep an eye out in your building; do you have the recycling bins you need? 3. Request recycling bins at catered events.  4. REDUCE and REUSE.

Lonely Pots up for adoption, plant material will vary.

It is your lucky day! UMW Landscape & Grounds has a surplus of annual plants. Policy prevents us from giving them away but there is no policy against adoption.

How it will work? L & G will put together annuals in decorative pots, faculty and staff can then adopt one or a pair of pots to be placed outside on the Fredericksburg Campus and maintained by the adopter.

L & G maintains the right to: remove pots that have not thrived, award adoptions that spread pots across campus (not at just one building), match pots to the environment, decide to award singular or paired pots depending on the location.

Pots will come with a watering can and access to water at the closest spigot.

Submit an adoption request to Joni Wilson at jwilson@umw.edu, include your name, contact information and suggested location. Submissions will be accepted until June 19 or pots run out. Awards will be made on a first come first serve basis and at the sole discretion of the Director of Landscape and Grounds.