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College shifts to Eureka for recycling services
By: Brian Martucci
Issue date: 4/21/06 Section: News
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Macalester will begin using Eureka Recycling as its recycling service next semester, a change that may affect the way in which Café Mac disposes of its food waste. The college currently uses St. Paul-based Rock Tenn Recycling.
Eureka is a locally owned non-profit organization spawned by the Neighborhood Energy Consortium, a local environmental awareness group. Eureka is currently conducting a six-month environmental assessment of the college, according to MacCARES member Timothy Den Herder-Thomas â?TM09.Eureka will sign a five-year contract with Macalester, which will involve setting up a â?oework planâ?? each year in collaboration with a â?oeGreen Teamâ?? comprised of students, faculty and administrators. The â?oeGreen Teamâ?? will help determine how the college can best improve its waste disposal practices on an annual basis, according to Diana Kennedy â?TM95, a Eureka spokeswoman.
The assessment is designed to uncover shortcomings in the collegeâ?TMs recycling practices. Eureka will still probably take the contract no matter what it uncovers, said Environmental Studies Professor Brett Smith.
â?oeThe purpose of the environmental assessment is for Eureka to determine where Macalester needs to improve its environmental practices and to help the college improve in those areas,â?? he said. â?oeEureka is a national leader in innovative recycling ideas.â??
Kennedy said that contract negotiations were proceeding smoothly. â?oeWhile these things can always fall apart, right now we look to be on track to finalize the contract,â?? she said. â?oeOur goal is to make Macalesterâ?TMs campus waste-free by the time our contract expires.â??As the company is willing to work with the college to help lessen its environmental impact, Den Herder-Thomas said he was optimistic that real change might come about as a result of the collaboration. MacCARES also hopes to collaborate with Eureka on a plan to dispose of Café Macâ?TMs food waste through forced composting, as opposed to the simple disposal system it currently uses.
Eureka is a locally owned non-profit organization spawned by the Neighborhood Energy Consortium, a local environmental awareness group. Eureka is currently conducting a six-month environmental assessment of the college, according to MacCARES member Timothy Den Herder-Thomas â?TM09.Eureka will sign a five-year contract with Macalester, which will involve setting up a â?oework planâ?? each year in collaboration with a â?oeGreen Teamâ?? comprised of students, faculty and administrators. The â?oeGreen Teamâ?? will help determine how the college can best improve its waste disposal practices on an annual basis, according to Diana Kennedy â?TM95, a Eureka spokeswoman.
The assessment is designed to uncover shortcomings in the collegeâ?TMs recycling practices. Eureka will still probably take the contract no matter what it uncovers, said Environmental Studies Professor Brett Smith.
â?oeThe purpose of the environmental assessment is for Eureka to determine where Macalester needs to improve its environmental practices and to help the college improve in those areas,â?? he said. â?oeEureka is a national leader in innovative recycling ideas.â??
Kennedy said that contract negotiations were proceeding smoothly. â?oeWhile these things can always fall apart, right now we look to be on track to finalize the contract,â?? she said. â?oeOur goal is to make Macalesterâ?TMs campus waste-free by the time our contract expires.â??As the company is willing to work with the college to help lessen its environmental impact, Den Herder-Thomas said he was optimistic that real change might come about as a result of the collaboration. MacCARES also hopes to collaborate with Eureka on a plan to dispose of Café Macâ?TMs food waste through forced composting, as opposed to the simple disposal system it currently uses.
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