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Campus Trash ID and Removal Competition

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Goal of our Citizen Science Project

  • Reducing trash starts with identifying
    • Where trash comes from
    • Where trash collects
  • To allow us to stop waste at its source

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Goal of our Citizen Science Project

  • Photograph, label, and geotag litter on campus
    • What it is
    • Where it is
  • Competition- student with the most identifications at the end of the competition wins

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Using OpenLitterMap

  • Download OpenLitterMap on the App Store or Google Play, or create an account via desktop
    • The free version is sufficient to compete

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Create your account

  • Create your account
    • Start your username with FSU_ so we can identify our participants

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Start tagging trash

  • Use either the desktop or the app to start uploading your photos of litter on campus
    • The app will help you identify what you’re seeing
    • Knowing where our waste is coming from allows us to work upstream to prevent it
    • Knowing where our waste gathers helps us to know where resources are needed

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Competition closes

  • Competition closes with a craft and composting event in April
    • Learn about composting as a way to avert waste from landfills
    • Decorate a pot using recycled materials
    • Take home a native plant seedling planted in homemade compost

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Follow us

  • To keep up with more events on the Common Book and be notified about the close of the competition-
    • Follow @FSUCommonBook on Instagram
    • Follow Fairmont State University Common Book on Engage for event invites