Product outline
After looking at different waste products we can recycle, I decided to focus on electronic waste (e-waste) recycling. So here are the main points of my project:
1) Briefly define "electronic waste" and its impact to the environment
2) Break down the recycling process. The Department of Ecology is responsible for the e-waste recycling. Ask questions like what will happen after we put our batteries into the recycle bin? Where do they get sent to? How do they take the waste apart? I'm going to conduct a phone interview with Miles Kuntz early next week and hopefully he can give me a better sense on the process.
3) Look at the e-media collection system of the UW. For this part, I will focus on the awareness of e-waste recycling. I'm writing a story for the UW Daily and I will soon meet with Eric Johnson who is in charge of the UW recycling. I will locate the e-media recycle bin on campus and residence halls and interview students to see if they are aware of the bins.
I'm trying to look at ways to make my project sounds less dry and more interesting. Stay tuned.
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Hi Jocelyn,
It could be helpful to set up one of those informational booths (tables) in front of the HUB in order to interview the UW students. I know a lot of students hang out at the HUB between classes to get food so it would be a definite hot spot to interview UW students. You could even take one of the bins and place it along your booth as an example of what they look like. This could be a great opportunity to spread the word of your cause and show an example so students can keep their eyes out.
-Atusa
Atusa,
Great idea! I'll see if I can manage the time to set up the table in the Hub. If not, I can still interview people and show them a picture of the bin.
Thanks!
Jocelyn