Reuse Campaign
FAO & MFU welcomed new students with reusable bags
Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has planned to roll out a series of green campaigns to cultivate resource conservation culture among its new students for the academic year 2014. The campaign took off with targeting the excessive use of one-time shopping bags.
According to previous research, on average one person coming out of a convenient store would have one plastic bag that would soon be thrown away leading to about 5,000 waste plastic bags each day on the campus. Although reusable bags were available on the market, they were not very popular among the students. Therefore, in order to encourage use of reusable bags, special bags designed to be appealing and convey a statement that would create a sense of green membership to the university to new students, affixed with the logos of MFU’s and FAO’s projects were produced and distributed to new students.
The launch marked the climax of the campaign in the university stadium on June 16, 2014. Associate Professor Dr. Chayaporn Wattanasiri, vice president of MFU presided over the opening ceremony and gave a speech on the green efforts at the university. The event was also attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Akara Akaranithi, the dean of School of Liberal Arts, responsible for IE course, and Mr. Weerachai Jaroenjittichai, the Head of the Division of Student Development Affairs. The research and campaign team of INREM, led by Dr. Panate Manomaivibool made a presentation on the past, present and future behaviors of MFU students.
Both physical and electronic PR materials were rolled out. Nudging signposts were placed at strategic locations on the campus such as in front of the university complex, the convenient stores and the food centers to remind the students to use the reusable bags. In addition, campaign t-shirts were prepared by the university and to be worn by campaigners in “Meet & Green Events”. The shirts were also among items awarded to those actively participating in promotional events of the campaign such as Photo Contest and evaluation research. A clip was made from one of such events and shared via youtube.
Overall, the campaign was a success. Students carrying the campaign bags became a common sight on the campus. One indicator of the popularity of the campaign was the number of likes on the campaign page which had been doubled shortly after the launch of the campaign. The campaign also reported in national media. In addition to the publicity, follow-up research showed that, if feedback on the performance was added, the information campaign could lead to a change towards more environmentally friendly behaviors. During the last week of the campaign the usage rate of one-time bags at a convenient store on the campus dropped from 91 bags per 100 customers to 75!
Reuse CampaignFAO & MFU welcomed new students with reusable bagsMae Fah Luang University (MFU) with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has planned to roll out a series of green campaigns to cultivate resource conservation culture among its new students for the academic year 2014. The campaign took off with targeting the excessive use of one-time shopping bags.According to previous research, on average one person coming out of a convenient store would have one plastic bag that would soon be thrown away leading to about 5,000 waste plastic bags each day on the campus. Although reusable bags were available on the market, they were not very popular among the students. Therefore, in order to encourage use of reusable bags, special bags designed to be appealing and convey a statement that would create a sense of green membership to the university to new students, affixed with the logos of MFU’s and FAO’s projects were produced and distributed to new students.The launch marked the climax of the campaign in the university stadium on June 16, 2014. Associate Professor Dr. Chayaporn Wattanasiri, vice president of MFU presided over the opening ceremony and gave a speech on the green efforts at the university. The event was also attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Akara Akaranithi, the dean of School of Liberal Arts, responsible for IE course, and Mr. Weerachai Jaroenjittichai, the Head of the Division of Student Development Affairs. The research and campaign team of INREM, led by Dr. Panate Manomaivibool made a presentation on the past, present and future behaviors of MFU students.Both physical and electronic PR materials were rolled out. Nudging signposts were placed at strategic locations on the campus such as in front of the university complex, the convenient stores and the food centers to remind the students to use the reusable bags. In addition, campaign t-shirts were prepared by the university and to be worn by campaigners in “Meet & Green Events”. The shirts were also among items awarded to those actively participating in promotional events of the campaign such as Photo Contest and evaluation research. A clip was made from one of such events and shared via youtube.Overall, the campaign was a success. Students carrying the campaign bags became a common sight on the campus. One indicator of the popularity of the campaign was the number of likes on the campaign page which had been doubled shortly after the launch of the campaign. The campaign also reported in national media. In addition to the publicity, follow-up research showed that, if feedback on the performance was added, the information campaign could lead to a change towards more environmentally friendly behaviors. During the last week of the campaign the usage rate of one-time bags at a convenient store on the campus dropped from 91 bags per 100 customers to 75!
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