Regis recycling now a reality, program ready to roll
Maricor Coquia
Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: News
For senior Adelle Monteblanco, president of SPEAK (Students for Environmental Action and Knowledge), establishing a formal recycling program at Regis has been a top priority. "Hells yes," she said excitedly. "Regis recycling is finally here!"
As long as Monteblanco has been a student at Regis, a formal recycling program was not available to the Regis community. She, along with many other students and faculty, was frustrated and disappointed, confused as to why Regis lacked a formal recycling program. Past efforts always seemed to come to a halt.
However, starting this Wednesday, March 28, Regis students will finally get to experience on-campus recycling-thanks to the collaborative efforts of Physical Plant, members of the Regis University Student Government Association (RUSGA), the Waste Reduction Committee (WRC), and SPEAK.
Mark Forbes, assistant director of Performance Contracts for Physical Plant, was put in charge of the project. Throughout the Spring 2007 semester, Forbes researched a number of possible recycling candidates and met with students and faculty to discuss the best and quickest option to bring recycling to Regis.
"We want to make it as easy as possible," said Forbes.
Single-stream recycling, advertised by Recycle America (a recycling program managed by Waste Management), seemed like the best option. With little to no sorting is necessary, Forbes was confident the program would have better chances of sustainability.
"We want a lasting program," he said. He believed if recycling at Regis starts out too complicated, students would reject the program.
Instead, he hopes to show students "how easy it is to recycle," as Monteblanco also hopes.
To help celebrate and promote the newly established recycling program, the WRC, which has "several members from staff, Physical Plant, and the student body," according to Zachary Garthe, current student-body vice-president and elected student body-president for next academic term, is hosting a BBQ.
As long as Monteblanco has been a student at Regis, a formal recycling program was not available to the Regis community. She, along with many other students and faculty, was frustrated and disappointed, confused as to why Regis lacked a formal recycling program. Past efforts always seemed to come to a halt.
However, starting this Wednesday, March 28, Regis students will finally get to experience on-campus recycling-thanks to the collaborative efforts of Physical Plant, members of the Regis University Student Government Association (RUSGA), the Waste Reduction Committee (WRC), and SPEAK.
Mark Forbes, assistant director of Performance Contracts for Physical Plant, was put in charge of the project. Throughout the Spring 2007 semester, Forbes researched a number of possible recycling candidates and met with students and faculty to discuss the best and quickest option to bring recycling to Regis.
"We want to make it as easy as possible," said Forbes.
Single-stream recycling, advertised by Recycle America (a recycling program managed by Waste Management), seemed like the best option. With little to no sorting is necessary, Forbes was confident the program would have better chances of sustainability.
"We want a lasting program," he said. He believed if recycling at Regis starts out too complicated, students would reject the program.
Instead, he hopes to show students "how easy it is to recycle," as Monteblanco also hopes.
To help celebrate and promote the newly established recycling program, the WRC, which has "several members from staff, Physical Plant, and the student body," according to Zachary Garthe, current student-body vice-president and elected student body-president for next academic term, is hosting a BBQ.
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