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Show THE CAM.PUS Recycling program is revived By MYLYNN WATSON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER SUU has seen many recycling programs on campus. Last year, Marli Maxfield served as the SUUSA Special Projects Coordinator. Maxfield said that it was this position which got her involved in recycling. She currently serves in the SUUSA Senate as a senator for the College of Business, Technology and Communication, but also oversees the recycling program on campus. To begin the recycling program, Maxfield said she spent som e t im e las t year working to have senate allocate some funding to begin the project. The program began in May of last year. "We used the summer quarter as a trial period," Maxfield said. " When we began, we decided there were five to six programs in the past decade that all fell apart. We also found that there were a lot of professors recycling individually. So we involved more faculty members than students because they will be here longer," she said. One faculty m ember from every department on campus attends meetings regularly to evaluate the program. "They are there t o make us aware of any problems," Maxfield said. According to Maxfield, this program was originally designed so that it would take minimal effort on everyone's part so that it lasts longer and works better. "We used little steps so that it doesn't depend on any one too much, " she said. When Maxfield is gone, Mark B. Wallin, assistant professor of teacher education will be the faculty adviser for the program, but will be assisted by a student. According to Maxfield, the reason the last program fell through was because the bins were outdoors. "They were stolen and vandalized a lot. They were never separated properly either. People would dump their trash in them. We use bins inside [nowJ to prevent theft and vandalism," Maxfield said. "I think most of the vandals are middle school kids," Maxfield said, "university students have more respect." She said they haven't had any of t he old problem s so far this year. The recycling cans, which are designated for white paper only, are located in heavy-access areas such as computer labs, faculty offices, the halls of the Centrum, the Student Center and the General Classrooms Building. In all, Maxfield said, there are 54 bins distributed throughout campus. According to Maxfield, the filled recycling bins are taken by employees of the Oasis House, an organization dedicated to integrating mentally challenged individuals into jobs, to larger bins which are designated by local garbage company BFI for recyclable materials. The paper is then taken to St. George to be recycled. Maxfield said she is looking into expanding the program. "In the future," she said, "all new paper and furniture will come in cardboard boxes so we hope to start a cardboard bin too. "This program should continue, " Maxfield said, "because so much time, effort and the students' money has been put into it. We'd love the student's support. "When you see the recycling cans, dispose of Ally Braithwaite, a freshman English maior from Cedar City, makes use of a recycling bin . your waste properly, " she said. SUUSA is not the only group on campus to support a recycling program. VICA recycles aluminum cans, as do employees of Thunderbird Circle, who also recycle cardboard boxes. VICA donates the proceeds to community causes. 'The )vliss SIA/A Pageant is an official preliminary in the )Vl.iss '4.merica system. Our Pageant will be held on ']anuary 2?th. '4.ny interested woman between the ages of 1? & 2Lf, a IA.S. citizen, full-time SIA/A Student high school graduate, and never married is eligible to enter. All interested women should attend an informative meeting Dec. 5 at 1:30 p.m. in the 'Y.V. J:..ounge of the student center. 7or more information, call 865-8015 I |