Worms are those slippery, slimy organisms one places on the end of a hook for fishing. Typically they also may be the first thing someone dissects in high school biology class. They typically aren’t what one would donate to a university.

But U.S. Bank will be doing just that as it helps the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It’s all part of a new Sustainability Fair scheduled for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The fair is designed to encourage the 8,700 students to become more environmentally conscious, even if it does involve things that crawl.

Jerry Lineberger, associate director of university centers for the school, says the new worm program is part of the university’s recycling program. The school uses a compost heap to handle some garbage, such as left over vegetables and cabbage from foodservice, paper goods, leaves and lawn clippings. “They’re all put in a 50-gallon container and once a week our recycling crew picks up that stuff to put on the compost pile,” he says.