During last Saturday’s football game at Kinnick Stadium, the University of Iowa’s new recycling efforts were very successful.
More than two tons of recyclable materials and 620 pounds of food waste were collected. This reduced the amount of waste that would have gone to the landfill by 40 percent.
The recycling team aims to increase the amount of waste diverted from the landfill to 60 percent this season.
Much of the food waste gathered is being used for composting.
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