{"231901":{"#nid":"231901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Home Football Opener Kicks Off Record-Setting Recycling Season","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs Georgia Tech\u2019s football team prepares for its season opener Saturday, another team prepares for the flood of fans and alumni who will come to campus in anticipation of the moment when toe meets leather in Bobby Dodd Stadium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Gameday Recycling team kicks off its sixth season with the Yellow Jackets\u2019 home opener against Elon University this weekend, returning with its trademark blue bags for 40,000 tailgaters to use to dispose of their recyclables.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow when our volunteers go out to hand out the bags, people are familiar with the program and looking out for us,\u201d said Cindy Jackson, associate director in the Office of Solid Waste Management and Recycling (OSWMR).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe day before every home game, OSWMR staff get to work setting receptacles around the stadium to collect recyclables. On game day, volunteers walk the campus to give tailgaters large blue bags for disposal of plastics, glass and aluminum. Volunteers ask that fans leave their blue bags at their tailgates, where they are later collected and taken for sorting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose who participate in using the blue bags are eligible to be highlighted as the Green Tailgater of the Game on the video board in Bobby Dodd Stadium. OSWMR staff look for fans going above and beyond to create a green tailgate experience, paying attention to details such as use of recycled goods, reusable utensils and, of course, blue bag recycling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEveryone wants to be on that screen,\u201d Jackson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers also man gates at the stadium itself to collect recyclables that fans have in-hand as they enter. Since the program\u2019s inception, the Gameday Recycling team has diverted 99.2 tons of recyclables from landfills and will surpass the 100-ton mark on Saturday.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited to start off our season hitting the 100-ton mark,\u201d Jackson said. \u0022We want recycling to become so ingrained into the athletic experience that it\u2019s part of the tradition.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers are needed to hand out blue bags and greet fans at the stadium. As a thank you, they are provided lunch or a voucher for stadium concessions and receive a free T-shirt. Those interested can sign up at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.recycle.gatech.edu\/volunteer\u0022\u003Ewww.recycle.gatech.edu\/volunteer\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those tailgating or attending games, simply look for volunteers distributing blue bags and use yours to separate trash from recyclable materials.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGameday Recycling team will have recycled 100 tons of material as of first home game.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Gameday Recycling team will have recycled 100 tons of material as of first home game."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-08-26 16:48:05","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"232281":{"id":"232281","type":"image","title":"Gameday Recycling Tailgater","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"Gameday Recycling Tailgater","file":{"fid":"197587","name":"gdr_tailgater_with_blue_bag.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gdr_tailgater_with_blue_bag_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gdr_tailgater_with_blue_bag_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":264665,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gdr_tailgater_with_blue_bag_0.jpg?itok=d0oG67xm"}},"231651":{"id":"231651","type":"image","title":"Gameday Recycling Bags","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"Gameday Recycling Bags","file":{"fid":"197567","name":"09c2003-p15-006.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-006_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-006_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2172190,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09c2003-p15-006_0.jpg?itok=D1MfaQOM"}},"231661":{"id":"231661","type":"image","title":"Recycling at Tailgate","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"Recycling at Tailgate","file":{"fid":"197568","name":"09c2003-p15-008.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-008_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-008_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3421201,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09c2003-p15-008_0.jpg?itok=e0Jt5uG9"}},"231671":{"id":"231671","type":"image","title":"Recyclables Collected at Stadium Gate","body":null,"created":"1449243627","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:27","changed":"1475894906","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:26","alt":"Recyclables Collected at Stadium Gate","file":{"fid":"197569","name":"09c2003-p15-009.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-009_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09c2003-p15-009_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3378808,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09c2003-p15-009_0.jpg?itok=aYOxwiok"}}},"media_ids":["232281","231651","231661","231671"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.recycle.gatech.edu\/programs\/gdr.php","title":"Game Day Recycling"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.recycle.gatech.edu\/volunteer","title":"Volunteer for Gameday Recycling Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1843","name":"football"},{"id":"25731","name":"Gameday Recycling"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cindy.jackson@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECindy Jackson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Solid Waste Management and Recycling\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}