the grove at ole miss welcomes more than 60,000 people each game day. the green grove initiative is a program supported by the office of sustainability at ole miss. recycling bins are set up each game day with billboards that explain what can and cannot be recycled; therefore educating students, alumni and fans. more than 80,000 tons of garbage is collected from the grove. recycling cuts down energy usage dramatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
at the university of mississipppi, game day is now a green day! after starting an initiative to increase recycling, the school says it now collects one to two tons of recycling after each football game! this not only reduces the school’s environmental impact, but teaches students a valuable lesson about recycling, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8657,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4900,4920],"tags":[1231,238],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-14131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-green-living","category-recycling-upcycling","tag-let-the-games-begin","tag-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n