Wednesday, August 01, 2007
USI receives IDEM grant for recycling program
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USI has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to establish a recycling program in campus housing. Greg Wagoner, assistant director of residence life (facilities), has been trying to increase recycling in housing since he joined the University in 2002. His military background instilled in him an ethic of conservation. “There is value in conserving resources,” he said. He developed an expanded recycling program along with a committee made up of Residence Life and Physical Plant staff, and applied for the IDEM grant with assistance from Jim Daniels, recycling coordinator for the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District, and Larry Haag, IDEM’s southwest Indiana regional representative. “Housing and Residence Life is proud that we are able to continue with our recycle program,” said Laurie Berry, director of Housing and Residence Life. “It has been a dream of Greg Wagoner’s for some time to be able to expand our recycling efforts. The IDEM grant will allow us to build a recycling program that will benefit the residents and our community. We are excited about the advent of what we see as a progressive campus residential recycling program.” The grant will be used to purchase trailers, containers, and a utility vehicle to collect recyclables from residence halls and campus apartment communities. Area coordinators and resident assistants will develop collection methods specific to their units. Residence Life will promote the program through education efforts targeting students who live on campus. |
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