{"526531":{"#nid":"526531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Earth Day: Can You Dig It?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will celebrate its 19th annual Earth Day Festival on April 22, starting at 10 a.m. The event \u2014 one of the biggest Earth Day celebrations in the Southeast \u2014 will take place on the Instructional Center Lawn. Activities are planned throughout the day to educate the Georgia Tech community about the environment and eco-friendly living.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAttendees at this year\u0027s event \u2014 which is themed \u0022Can You Dig It?\u0022 \u2014 will have the opportunity to visit information booths, and there will be live performances, a farmers market, and free giveaways during the celebration. In the afternoon, there will be a screening of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/canyoudigthisfilm.com\/#thefilm\u0022\u003E\u201cCan You Dig This\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E at the Student Center Theater from 2 to 4 p.m. The Festival will conclude with an Earth Day Garden Party on the IC Lawn from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring music, snacks, food trucks, and more information about sustainable living. Live performances will feature Nothin\u2019 But Treble, Julie \u0026amp; the Transit Boys, and Flow-Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the day, students, faculty, and staff are also invited to participate in the multiple recycling programs taking place:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClothing Swap:\u003C\/strong\u003E Bring gently used clothing to donate or shop among men\u2019s clothing, women\u2019s clothing, and accessories for free.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOffice Supply Exchange:\u003C\/strong\u003E Throughout the year, gently used office supplies are collected from departments around campus. Georgia Tech students, staff, and faculty with a valid BuzzCard are invited to shop for office supplies for free. Items include pens, markers, file folders, desk organizers, paper, toner cartridges, and more.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECell Phone Recycling:\u003C\/strong\u003E Bring old cellphones to recycle at the E-Waste area. Other electronics, such as laptops, are welcome as well. Atlanta Recycling Solutions will be assisting with this program and will handle the recycling of these electronics so they do not end up in landfills.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShoot the Shoes:\u003C\/strong\u003E Old athletic shoes will be collected and sent to Nike\u2019s Reuse-a-Shoe program. Sneakers of any brand are accepted, just no cleats.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information and a schedule of the Earth Day festival events, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/schedule.html\u0022\u003Evisit the Earth Day website\u003C\/a\u003E. In the event of rain, the Earth Day festival will be held in the Student Center and Skiles Courtyard.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will celebrate its 19th annual Earth Day Festival on April 22, starting at 10 a.m.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech will celebrate its 19th annual Earth Day Festival on April 22, starting at 10 a.m."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-04-19 08:59:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:33","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"526541":{"id":"526541","type":"image","title":"Earth Day 2016","body":null,"created":"1461088800","gmt_created":"2016-04-19 18:00:00","changed":"1475895139","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:19","alt":"Earth Day 2016","file":{"fid":"203991","name":"2016_logo-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016_logo-1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016_logo-1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46921,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2016_logo-1_0.jpg?itok=gVmM_gyJ"}},"526551":{"id":"526551","type":"image","title":"Earth Day 2015 - Shoot the Shoes","body":null,"created":"1461088800","gmt_created":"2016-04-19 18:00:00","changed":"1475895134","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:14","alt":"Earth Day 2015 - Shoot the Shoes","file":{"fid":"203990","name":"earthday7.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/earthday7_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/earthday7_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":200147,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/earthday7_0.jpg?itok=8xVqf3AD"}}},"media_ids":["526541","526551"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/earthday.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Earth Day"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1005","name":"Earth Day"},{"id":"2660","name":"events"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maria.linderoth@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMaria Linderoth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESolid Waste Management and Recycling\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}