Waste Management's Waste Recycle Corps

摘要

Waste Management's (WM) Recycle Corps program is an intensive 11-week, hands-on job training internship that teaches college students the latest strategies in effectively engaging the public and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. The program is designed to provide students authentic experiences in the field as recycling educators. Individuals work in teams, directly with business owners and staff, property managers, and residents, and one-on-one with the public to provide recycling and waste reduction education. This program has been an incubator for the recycling industry, with 17 of the 36 Recycle Corps team alumni now working as professionals in the industry for private companies, the public sector, and consulting firms. Over the course of three years, the Recycle Corps team has conducted more than 48,000 customer conversations, which has resulted in an increase in recycling tons by 3,532.