(schedule will be updated as events are finalized)
Ongoing All Week:
Plogging 5k— SEAD is hosting a Plogging 5k each day from Saturday 13th (7:00 am) to Wednesday 17th (8:00 pm). In order to bring awareness to the volume of commonly discarded single-use items (many not highly recyclable/reusable), Plogging combines active movement with environmental health. Move your feet and pick up the street (ditch, sidewalk, yard, etc.) at the same time! Click Here for the RULES. Location: Outside!
Daily Events:
Monday, November 15th, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM: Upcycling Contest — Sponsored by GCI. Stop by the table for free t-shirts you can use to enter our UPCYCLING CONTEST! You’ll take the t-shirt with you and make a craft with it (Bag, Scarf, Dog Toy, etc.) Be sure to email us a picture or DM us on either Instagram or Facebook for a chance to win a FREE PRIZE!! Location: Memorial Union Table near Starbucks
Tuesday, November 16th, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM: Bottle for Plant Stand — Sponsored by Divest UMS. We encourage people to stop by the Divest UMS table with their returnables. In return for their bottles and cans they will receive a plant in an old jar/can! Location: UMaine Mall
Tuesday, November 16th, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM: Tabling — Sponsored by SEAD. We will be tabling with an “art installation” displaying the number of plastic bottles that an average person uses in one month. We will offer examples that can help reduce single use items in our waste stream. Location: UMaine Mall
Tuesday, November 16th, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM: Trivia — Sponsored by GCI. Come join GCI for some sustainability-related trivia! There will be prizes for the winners! Location: Memorial Union Coe Room
Thursday, November 18th, 2:00 PM: Recycle Week Performance Series — Sponsored by Adriana Cavalcanti. What are you throwing away? Experience an exploration of wasted materials in art making – Embossed Ornaments. Location: IMRC
Thursday, November 18th, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Plastic Yarn Upcycling — Sponsored by Permaculture & Gardening Club. Bring your bag of disposable plastic bags to make into plarn (plastic yarn). Plarn can be worked into reusable, larger, sturdier bags and more! Location: Memorial Union FFA Room
Thursday, November 18th, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM: Blind Date With a Book — Sponsored by Campus Activities Board. We will be giving away used books, purchased at Goodwill, as well as collecting unwanted books. Snacks, cocoa, and tea will be provided. Location: Memorial Union North Pod
Friday, November 19th, 2:00 PM: Recycle Week Performance Series — Sponsored by Adriana Cavalcanti. What are you throwing away? Experience an exploration of wasted materials in art making – Making Cups. Location: IMRC
