Stewardship Initiatives

The Cornerstone Project is a broad undertaking.  The cornerstone of stewardship is one that the students on campus have suggested they believe is important.  In light of this, one of the goals of the project is to reduce the total campus waste by 10% in the next 5 years.  In order to move in that direction the Cornerstone Council is happy to announce the following initiatives.

As of Spring Semester 2010, the Cornerstone Council is proud to announce the implementation of a campus wide Paper Recycling Initiative at Asbury.  Campus trash audits have shown that paper is the most significant source of waste on the Asbury Campus.  In an effort to promote stewardship of resources and creation, this initiative will help to reduce this paper waste.  The Cornerstone Council also hopes that it will begin to help the community to understand the value in being more conscientious of creation stewardship in general, and specifically the use of paper.

Located throughout campus you will find receptacles designed to collect paper waste.  Any paper is permissible, however we do ask that you be respectful of this effort and avoid putting other waste or recyclables in the containers.  These containers will be collected weekly.  There will be a large paper-only dumpster located on campus.  It is permissible for anyone to put paper into this dumpster, but again, other materials are not permitted.

The success of this initiative will help to determine future steps to implement the institutionally-backed recycling of other materials on campus.

As of Spring Semester 2010, the Cornerstone Project is also proud to announce the implementation of a Tray-less Initiative in our cafeteria.  The washing of trays accounts for a significant amount of the water usage in the cafeteria wash line.  Reducing the use of this water has environmental and financial benefits.  Additionally, it is believed that this initiative could significantly reduce the amount of food wasted each day in the cafeteria as people become more conscientious of what they are taking to eat.  We also hope that if significant savings are realized through this initiative that some of that money can be moved into improved food quality and services in the cafeteria.