Pollution Prevention Week

September 17-23, 2023: Event Schedule

周一,9月. 18:

• Pollution Prevention Week Kickoff: 雅典 ReThink Plastics @ 校友 Gate, 12-1pm
• Campus Storm Drain Marking by 气候 和 Sustainability Ambassadors*

周二,9月. 19:

• Video featuring 气候 和 Sustainability Ambassadors: Only Rain Down the Drain
• Campus Storm Drain Marking by 气候 和 Sustainability Ambassadors*

星期三,9月. 20:

• The Jellyfish Garden: Make Art Not Waste, 校园垃圾回收 & “零浪费”, College Green, 10am-2pm
• Tap vs 瓶装水 Challenge, Office of Sustainability, 校友 Gate, 12-1pm: Take the Taste Test! 
• In 2019 雅典城 Government Channel conducted "Word on the Street" video interviews during the week, asking residents questions about water:
  • 自来水vs自来水. 瓶装水
  • Where do you think your tap water comes from? 

星期四,9月. 21:

• Video featuring Teresa Caldwell of the 雅典 Soil 和 水 Conservation District: Rain Gardens 和 Rain Barrels
• 雅典 Soil 和 水 Conservation District Storm 水 Display & 信息, Baker Center, 1-3pm
• 雅典 ReThink Plastics, Baker Center, 1-3pm

星期五,9月. 22:

• City Storm Drain Marking by 气候 和 Sustainability Ambassadors* with the 雅典 Soil 和 水 Conservation District 和 City of 雅典

星期六,9月. 23:

• To learn more about storm water pollution prevention in 雅典 see this video produced by 雅典城 和 former 俄亥俄州 student Valeska Silva Vasquez:
  • 雅典 Ohio Storm 水 Pollution Prevention Guide

All events are free 和 open to the public, except marked with an asterisk (*). All events are tentative 和 are subject to change based on weather conditions.  Check newbb电子平台 Office of Sustainability 脸谱网, 推特 和 Instagram (@俄亥俄州sustainable) 和 the City of 雅典 脸谱网, 推特, Instagram(@cityofathensoh) 政府频道 和 YouTube for Pollution Prevention Week postings 和 videos!

Additional 信息:

2017年12月, newbb电子平台 was granted a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In June that year, 雅典城 also received an MS4 permit. The permit was renewed in 2022.  These permits required development 和 submission of a Storm 水 Management Program (SWMP). newbb电子平台 submitted their SWMP in conjunction with 雅典城.

The SWMP contains 6 minimum control measures, one of which is Public Education. newbb电子平台 suggested several Public Education measures to meet the EPA's requirements, including the celebration of Pollution Prevention Week. Since 2017 Pollution Prevention Week has been recognized annually on the newbb电子平台 campus 和 in 雅典城.

newbb电子平台, 雅典城, 和 the 雅典 Soil 和 水 Conservation District would like to thank the following partners: 雅典 Hocking Recycling Centers, 校园垃圾回收 & “零浪费”, newbb电子平台 Office of Sustainability, City of 雅典 Government Channel, the newbb电子平台 Sustainability Film Series, City of 雅典 Environment & Sustainability Commission, the newbb电子平台 气候 & Sustainability Ambassadors 和 University Communications & 市场营销.