BYU students start recycling program
Some come to America to improve their family’s standard of living, but one BYU civil engineering major came to America in hope of gaining an education that would allow him to improve the standard of...
View ArticleBYU Recycling surpassing college rivals in RecycleMania competition
Since the RecycleMania kickoff, which featured a world-record-breaking cardboard castle in Brigham Square, BYU has recycled nearly a quarter million pounds and needs students to recycle now more than...
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BYU Dining Services and BYU Grounds go green saving BYU $50,000 a year
BYU Dining Services and BYU Grounds Maintenance have teamed up to keep BYU campus a more beautiful, earth-friendly place. It all began 15 years ago when BYU Dining Services and Hobart Corporation...
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BYU students create petition to get recycling in off-campus housing
Taylor Meadows and Jamir Lopez never expected they would find someone with a common goal when they both individually started their own crusades to get recycling into off-campus housing. Meadows, a...
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Student-founded off-campus recycling service hopes to remain a fixture in Provo
Members of the millennial generation with at least some college education recycle more than any other demographic of people, according to research found by the Pew Research Center. Ryan Smith, a...
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Online Opinion Outpost: July 14
Iran Roger Cohen, The New York Times Absent an accord, Iran will in time resume where it left off 20 months ago. The United States, under Obama or his successor, is not about to go to war with Iran;...
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Provo implements new recycling program
Provo Residents will be provided with better opportunities to recycle beginning Nov. 1, thanks a new recycling program. The city is currently distributing brand new trash bins with colored lids for...
View ArticleSB165 would bring plastic bag ban to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah Senator is taking a shot at reducing the state’s plastic bag waste by introducing a bill that would require stores to charge a fee for plastic bags, a practice already spreading...
View ArticleStudents paint cardboard castle to encourage recycling
BYU Recycling and the BYU Earth Stewardship Club hosted its annual cardboard castle event in front of the Wilkinson Student Center on Thursday, Mar. 24, 2016. Students seized the opportunity to show...
View ArticleLawmaker will try again to charge for plastic bags
New legislation would charge Utah residents for every paper or plastic shopping bag they use at retail stores if it passes. Sen. Jani Iwamoto, D-Salt Lake City, was inspired to sponsor legislation in...
View ArticleReaders’ Forum 4/24/18
Recycling and progress at BYU Alfred Kelly’s 1912 graduation speech is legendary in BYU history — pivotal at a time when BYU found itself embroiled in financial crisis. Effectively saving the school,...
View ArticleReaders’ Forum: 10/30/18
Children and iPhones How young is too young for an iPhone? The appropriate age is 13 years old. This is because iPhones affect children’s attitude, social skills, and addiction. Parents need to...
View ArticleBYU grounds crew maintain campus, protect plants year round
BYU grounds crews work to keep the campus pristine year round. BYU’s 320 acres of maintained landscape are filled with trees, grass and a variety of plant species, according to BYU Sustainability....
View ArticleReaders’ Forum: 4/23/19
Eating in the HBLL It’s 12:15 p.m. and I’ve already been on campus for four hours. I have just finished my physical science class and now want to take care of some homework before my accounting class....
View ArticleLocal companies, community find solutions to recycling problems
See also: “Low recycling rates in Utah contributing factor in global waste issue“ Local community members and business owners have made a concerted effort to improve recycling habits and opportunities...
View ArticleUtah’s low recycling rates contribute to global waste issue
See also: “Local companies, community find solutions to recycling problems“ An image of empty blue space comes to mind when considering the 2,467 mile distance between the coast of California and the...
View ArticleReaders’ Forum: 7/16/19
Refill, don’t kill Every day, BYU students choose to poison the Earth that God selflessly gave us. We accept mistreatment of the Earth by carelessly placing plastics into a system that leaves them...
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BYU students express belief in climate change
Smog covers Salt Lake City as an inversion lingers on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Utah frequently experiences inversions that bring air pollution to unhealthy levels. (Ravell Call/The Deseret News via...
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Students push for sustainability office at BYU
A group of BYU students is calling for greater collaboration between students and administration in sustainability efforts on campus. The movement is known as the BYU Student Sustainability...
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