Presenter(s): Garrett Bunkers—Computer Science
Co-Presenter(s): Michael Chung, Isabella Flynn, Anna Jatsura, Hannah Weaver
Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl
Session 1: Environmental Leaders ARC
Sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle practices are stereotypically portrayed as expensive, inaccessible, and difficult to maintain . Our project demonstrates that this is not necessarily true — we plan on making a video to teach people how to use discarded, recyclable, household materials as a base in creating personal planters . We will use local recyclable, or unwanted materials of variable sizes and show our own personal decorations . We will include prefered type of soil and a lesson on how to find fertile dirt in your backyard . We will be working in tandem with both the Sustainability Center and the UO Zero Waste program . In collaborating with the Sustainability Center we will have the opportunity to effectively teach the students and families about at-home sustainability and recycling with easily accessible and safe materials such as used containers of varying material types . The UO Zero Waste program can inform us where the recycled materials are transported after they are recycled and provide insight on what material would be best for a planter . We plan to inform friends, families, and classmates about the video we will post . Our goal is to educate people on recycling, repurposing from a creative perspective, and inspiring them to do similar projects at their homes . We believe that people should frequently be reminded about sustainability, and, through environmental consciousness, challenge their creativity . When people are taught to be sustainable while also igniting their imaginations, they can continue to grow into excellent environmental leaders in their household