Tech goes green with Recyclemania 2013
February 4, 2013
Recyclemania, a North American EPA sponsored competition, will be pushing students to clean up their usual dumpster routine.
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Recycling promoted at Hokie tailgates
September 20, 2010
The football tailgating culture at Virginia Tech can generate fun times and many empty cans and plastic bottles.
Poplar Manor Enterprises turns quesadillas into compost
April 20, 2010
Calin Farley and Matt Stanley sifted through a generous buffet from Owens Food Court: burritos from La Cantina, spaghetti from Lotsa Pasta and mixed greens from the salad bar.
A 'Green Effect' for every game
October 5, 2009
The SGA said its Green Effect game against Nebraska on Sept. 19 proved to be the first successful interactive recycling event at a football game.
Tech recycling efforts come full circle
September 8, 2009
The earliest of birds were nestled in their overhead homes, the worms still encased in the earth.
December 9, 2008
The Blacksburg town council will move tonight to endorse a mandatory recycling plan to be developed by a local nonprofit group.
Sustainability week showcases ways to shrink eco-footprint
October 24, 2008
Sustainability week at Virginia Tech, an educational event of reflection for environmental consciousness, has so far been highlighted by silent auctions, fairs, movie premieres, green building tours and keynote speakers.
Column: Tech should make a concious effort to increase recycling
October 3, 2008
Sitting by a trashcan in the Chem/Physics building the other day as a class was dismissed, I couldn't help but notice that every item I saw tossed in the trash happened to be recyclable.
Group lobbys against Styrofoam containers
June 4, 2008
At Virginia Tech, there is a call for more and more environmentally friendly practices and for more people to "go green." We are constantly challenged to transform all our economic investments from a negative standpoint of commoditization toward a positiv