{"646061":{"#nid":"646061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get a Head Start on Celebrating Earth Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarth Day 2021 is Thursday, April 22, and there will be several events across campus throughout the week surrounding it. Some participants are already collecting items or have opened registration for those looking to get a head start on celebrating Earth Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, and staff are invited to donate new and gently used clothing at any of the campus area housing offices through Friday, April 9. These include the East and West Campus Housing Offices, Graduate Living Center, and North Avenue Housing Office.\u0026nbsp;During the week of Earth Day, people can choose from the donated clothes during the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/super-block\/369\u0022\u003EClothing Swap\u003C\/a\u003E, which will take place April 19 to 22. The Earth Day event will also include a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/hard-recycle-materials\u0022\u003Ecollection for hard to recycle materials\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Government Association\u0026rsquo;s (SGA) sustainability committee is also hosting its annual Get Wasteless challenge, which will run from April 19 to 23. Members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to participate in a week of radically reducing their waste, or anything that can\u0026rsquo;t be recycled, composted, upcycled, or reused. Participants will collect their waste from the week in a gallon-sized plastic bag.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants can sign up for Get Wasteless either as individuals or as part of a team. Points can be earned by checking in virtually once a day, as well as participating in other sustainability-related activities. The top individuals and teams will win prizes. Learn more about the rules and how to register \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSctfMUy01427rd1tBxu8pyqt85Q7Z4wkzFAafspVhZa4t1wDg\/viewform\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. Registration is open through Tuesday, April 13.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EView the full schedule of Earth Day events \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.earthday.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeveral events have opened registration or started collecting donations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Several events have opened registration or started collecting donations."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2021-04-02 18:12:37","changed_gmt":"2021-04-05 14:17:12","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-04-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"646063":{"id":"646063","type":"image","title":"Earth Day 2021","body":null,"created":"1617387229","gmt_created":"2021-04-02 18:13:49","changed":"1617387229","gmt_changed":"2021-04-02 18:13:49","alt":"Logo of a hand with wind, land, and water inside of it for Georgia Tech\u0027s Earth Day 2021 celebration.","file":{"fid":"245276","name":"ed_design_block2_0.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ed_design_block2_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ed_design_block2_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":49278,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ed_design_block2_0.png?itok=ZjBR2JqC"}}},"media_ids":["646063"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1005","name":"Earth Day"},{"id":"187480","name":"Earth Day 2021"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"8994","name":"donations"}],"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:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}