recycling

The problemwith methane

This photo shows the methane blankets, accentuated in bright green, extending from the Earth’s poles. Of all greenhouse gases, methane seems the most innocuous — yet it traps 23 times more heat in the atmosphere than does CO2. Atmospheric levels of methane have increased more than 150 percent since 1750 — and could double again […]

WSU recognized for sustainability

WSU’s Materials and Resources Management unit was awarded a 2007 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices in a ceremony at the state capitol on Oct. 9.  The award recognizes the accomplishments of WSU Central Stores, University Recycling, Surplus Stores and Compost Facility. Four organizations, including WSU’s Materials and Resources Management, received special recognition […]

Shoe recycling competition through April 20

RICHLAND, Wash. – The Nike “Reuse-A-Shoe” Recycling Competition starts Monday, March 26, and runs through April 20. The fourth annual shoe recycling competition is among the community’s 2007 Earth Month activities and is sponsored by Washington State University Tri-Cities. The shoes go to the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program, where they are grounded up and turned into […]

The hub of rubbish

Photo: Judi Dunn, right, WSU’s recycling/sustainablity coordinator, worked with Aaron Mulim, left, and Matt Stampalia, resident advisers at Waller residence hall, to organize a dumpster dive for sustainability in September.  (Photo by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services) Reusing, recycling and composting aren’t just environmentally sensitive things to do, they make sense financially as well. During […]

WSU Tri-Cities to host recycling event April 25

Hundreds of pairs of old athletic shoes, donated to the ongoing WSU Tri-Cities “Reuse-A-Shoe” recycling program, will be on display April 25 on the north Richland campus.The display is being set up as part of a ceremony announcing both the winning school in the 2006 shoe donation competition and the establishment of the Lelon Mclouth […]

University Recycling advocates zero-waste events

With weather warming and the school year coming to a close, many departments are planning end-of-the-year barbecues, meetings and events. University Recycling hopes event planners include environmental sustainability in their party plans.The WSU Sustainability Initiative Executive Policy 24, which passed in November 2005, “seeks to provide an exemplary teaching, research and outreach environment that fosters […]

Employees get into picnic prep

Employees and students prepared and then partook of a free all-campus picnic at WSU Pullman Friday, Aug. 19. In these photos taken by Shelly Hanks of WSU Photo Services, Camille Martin of the Ecology Department gets into the work of recycling preparation for the Waste Wise program. And Hsiu-Pow Hwang, general manager of Dining Services, […]

Sustainability requires changing purchasing and involvement

What if technology and the economy were designed to sustain rather than degrade the natural environment? Imagine a world where waste is eliminated because all waste products are recycled. Does this sound like a pipe dream? Not if you believe in the concept of sustainability, which is reshaping state institutions from WSU to Olympia. Gov. […]

WSU joins Pullman in recycling challenge

Washington State University and the city of Pullman are partnering to compete against 10 cities nationwide in an effort to win $10,000 through the collection of aluminum cans for recycling. The prize is being offered through the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge, a national recycling program being offered by the U.S. Conference of Mayors […]

WSU recycling leads to new Children’s Center playground

Washington State University Recycling will open the newly constructed Nike Grind playground at the WSU Children’s Center on April 22. The field-turf-material construction project was funded through a combined grant from Nike Inc. and the National Recycling Coalition. In 2002, WSU collected than 5,500 pairs of shoes to donate to Nike for its Reuse-a-Shoe Program. […]