{"589833":{"#nid":"589833","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Students Get Wasteless With Sustainability Challenge","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor those who have mastered the challenge of getting travel toiletries into a quart-sized bag, it\u0026rsquo;s time to take on the Student Government Association (SGA) Sustainability Committee\u0026rsquo;s Wasteless Challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom April 17\u0026ndash;21, students will try to fit a week\u0026rsquo;s worth of waste into a single gallon-sized bag. Participants will put anything they can\u0026rsquo;t reuse, compost, or recycle into a provided bag. The challenge is focused on the \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.1millionwomen.com.au\/blog\/the-5-rs-refuse-reduce-reuse-repurpose-recycle\/\u0022\u003Efive R\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo;: Refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first 200 students to sign up will be given a zero-waste starter kit with eco-friendly essentials. The winning team will receive a $1,000 donation toward a charity of choice, with points awarded based on participation throughout the week.\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESign up by Wednesday, April 12, at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/LSTV47N\u0022\u003Etinyurl.com\/LSTV47N\u003C\/a\u003E and share your progress on social media with #GetWasteless.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/728950477309152\/\u0022\u003EFacebook event page\u003C\/a\u003E or the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SustainabilityAtTech\/\u0022\u003ESGA Sustainability Committee\u0026rsquo;s page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition leads up to Tech\u0026rsquo;s 20th annual Earth Day celebration on April 21. Learn more about the festival at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eearthday.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and plan to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom April 17\u0026ndash;21, students will try to fit a week\u0026rsquo;s worth of waste into a single gallon-sized bag.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From April 17\u201321, students will try to fit a week\u2019s worth of waste into a single gallon-sized bag. "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-04-06 18:35:10","changed_gmt":"2017-04-06 15:09:43","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589838":{"id":"589838","type":"image","title":"SGA Wasteless Challenge","body":null,"created":"1491420731","gmt_created":"2017-04-05 19:32:11","changed":"1491420731","gmt_changed":"2017-04-05 19:32:11","alt":"SGA Wasteless Challenge","file":{"fid":"224719","name":"Get WasteLess Flyer Updated.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Get%20WasteLess%20Flyer%20Updated.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Get%20WasteLess%20Flyer%20Updated.png","mime":"image\/png","size":5570657,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Get%20WasteLess%20Flyer%20Updated.png?itok=ix3dr58H"}}},"media_ids":["589838"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/LSTV47N","title":"Sign Up for the Challenge"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/728950477309152\/","title":"Let\u0027s Get Wasteless Challenge"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SustainabilityAtTech\/","title":"SGA Sustainability Committee on Facbeook"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.1millionwomen.com.au\/blog\/the-5-rs-refuse-reduce-reuse-repurpose-recycle\/","title":"The Five R\u0027s"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166922","name":"sga"},{"id":"166923","name":"student government association"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"4092","name":"waste"},{"id":"3397","name":"fun"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:natleonard@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENatalie Leonard\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESGA Sustainability Committee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}