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Commencement Regalia Recycled for the First Time

Posted by on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Events, News, Waste & Recycling.

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2016 Commencement infographic

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For the first time, graduating Vanderbilt undergraduate students could recycle their regalia after the commencement ceremony! Oak Hall Cap and Gown provided Vanderbilt graduates with gowns that were made from 100% post-consumer plastic bottles. After the ceremony, the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO), collected caps and gowns to be recycled into new product once again!

It takes an average of 23 plastic bottles to make each gown, which means the class of 2016 wore robes made of 38,000 plastic bottles that were diverted from landfills!

For more information on Vanderbilt’s Commencement, visit the Commencement website. For more information on recycling efforts or the Sustainability and Environmental Management Office, please visit the SustainVU website, contact sustainvu@vanderbilt.edu or call 322-9022.

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