WeCycle Pilot Program
Every minute, over 2 million disposable masks are thrown away. In some areas this potentially hazardous waste litters our streets, our beaches, our rivers, and we are afraid to clean up this litter because of the infectious risk. When disposed of properly the large influx of this waste has overwhelmed our waste management facilities and our landfills. But what can be done with such “medical waste”?
Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas partnered with CauseLabs to do research, explore options and pilot a recycling program. Using TeraCycle’s Zero Waste boxes for medical waste, Texas Wesleyan’s WeCycle team hosted events and engaged students to recycle their disposable masks. The following members have taken the pledge and as a group, we have raised awareness around the growing issue. We want to thank all of our participants, those who took the pledge, those who attended events, those who took surveys, those who are already using washable, reusable masks, and those who contributed to our research and data gathering throughout this program. It is a solvable problem. Though it is a challenge that requires consumer and citizen awareness and advocacy.
WeCycle Press Releases
Wesleyan Flame – Texas Wesleyan newsletter
Rambler – School newspaper.
WeCycle Members: 51
Meet the WeCycle Team:
- Gabriel Bennett
- Michael Williams
- Joshua Rule
- James Kerr
Pledge Members:
- Augustus Aldonis
- Adel Atieh
- Travino Ayalla
- Savanna Barron
- Katie Baugh
- Tobi Bonifacio
- Leonard Bonus
- Jadarius Bryd
- Raul Caballero-Montes
- Taj Carden
- Angela Castillo
- Katrina Cole
- Christine Davis
- Chris Deal
- Gracie Driver
- Christian Espinoza
- Rebecca Finley
- Savannah Freeman
- Sheryle Gillihan
- Cayden Glasgow
- Emily Guerrero
- Doremi Hejny
- Lindsey Hendricks
- Jordan Higgins
- Malarie Hogan
- Antwan Johnson
- Terri Kane
- Manuela Lee
- Laura Matt
- Mirandy McNeely
- Samiya Mohamed-Fawzy
- Mea Mohler
- Makenzie Moore
- Zeyuan Ni
- Nicholas Changarnier
- Neel Patel
- Izack Perez
- Luis Reyes
- Deandre Rucker
- Abigail Rueda
- Jennifer Sanchez
- Trent Sever
- Baylee Stautzenberger
- Sheryl Vu
- Nickolas Watters
- Jacob Williams
- Elsy Zaragoza