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Eco is friendly

Hailey Glasnovich May 20, 2023

Sustainable practices minimize the potential risk of hurting the environment and the world of future generations. These actions can include eating healthier foods, reducing waste, and prioritizing recycling....

Recycling prominent on campus

Recycling prominent on campus

Priyanjana Chaudhary May 17, 2023

A sustainability report released by Augustana College in 2021 reports the work that has been done and that Augustana continues to do with recycling. According to the report, the goals were to increase...

Matt Case, member of Sierra Club, applauds a speech on Friday, Sept. 20 in the lower quad.  President Bahls says Augie has made progress towards campus sustainability, but there is more to do. Photo by Mikaylo Kelly.

Campus community demands sustainability

Audrianna Schneider September 26, 2019

Augustana students have a powerful voice on subjects they feel need to be addressed. By forming a student-led “climate strike” rally on Friday, Sept. 20 at noon, Augustana students made it quite clear...

Recycling at Augustana

Recycling at Augustana

September 2, 2017

The world is only so big and eventually we will run out of places to put trash. Sierra Club President, senior Genevieve Rodriguez strongly believes that recycling is an important way to decrease the amount...

Junior Mylaun Griffith stops by and signs a pledge to recycle. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Student raises awareness about recycling on campus

October 23, 2015

Junior Krista Dawson, an environmental studies major, set up a table in the lower quad near the library on Friday, Oct. 23 to raise awareness about recycling on campus. Dawson made signs that educated students...

Linnea Ritchie
Senior Horus Cuevas works with Augustana facilities to collect recycling behind Westerlin Residence Hall Tuesday. Augustana is charged $225 per month for recycling.

College recycling program collects more trash

October 11, 2014

Most students take out the trash and recycling to the dumpster near their residence hall or TLA, but not many know what happens to the waste and recycled material after it is disposed. At 6 a.m. each...

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