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Processing Compost and Recycling on Campus at the Waste Education Center

Editor’s note: Because of staffing issues early in the fall 2022 semester, several stories that were completed in a timely fashion were unfortunately not published when they should have been. Because Pointer staff members still feel them to be important for-the-record stories, we are publishing them as we can without shifting their focus from the time period in which they ... Read More »

Compost in Academic Buildings; A Waste of Time?

Residence halls on campus have been utilizing compost bins for the last few years, but now the academic and administrative buildings are joining in on the composting initiative. Those who compost are redirecting waste that would have gone into a landfill, which would have broken down into both methane gas and toxic leachates. Some examples of items that can be ... Read More »