news

Celebrate Think Green Week April 18-22

Primary tabs

The construction along Skiles Walkway has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the Georgia Tech Earth Day committee, which has relocated the springtime event to the Instructional Center Lawn — while retaining all of the events and activities that have made it a campus tradition.  

Among the largest Earth Day events in the Southeast, the 14th annual event on April 22 is free and open to the public.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees can learn about the environment and what they can do to increase a sustainable lifestyle through eco-friendly giveaways, recycling opportunities, an office supply and clothing exchange and more than 70 exhibitors.

Other activities include e-waste recycling, where collectors will accept old electronics, cell phones and toner cartridges; the third-annual Clothing Swap; and the popular Earth Day Maze, which earns participants a commemorative T-shirt.

Preceding the Friday event is Think Green Week, from Monday, April 18, to Thursday, April 21, which will feature the following events:

  • April 18: “Bag It,” a documentary exploring the life cycle of the ubiquitous plastic bag, at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Theater
  • April 19: a book discussion and author signing for “Ents, Elves and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien” at 5 p.m. in the Student Center Commons
  • April 20: an outdoor screening of the documentary “Crude: The Real Price of Oil” at 8 p.m. on the Instructional Center Lawn
  • April 21: an eco-fashion show, Throwaway Runway, at 11 a.m. in Tech Rec

Groups

Status

  • Workflow Status:Published
  • Created By:Amelia Pavlik
  • Created:04/08/2011
  • Modified By:Fletcher Moore
  • Modified:10/07/2016