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By: Mia Sawaya FORT COLLINS- Autumn is here and the leaves need raking. Last week, I saw people around campus piling up leaves, so I interviewed CSU’s grounds department for more information. Sheela Backen, the department manager, explains that the leaves are taken to the composting facility at the foothills campus. They are specifically taken to the windrow composting … [Read more...] about Fall in Fort Collins: What to do with your leaves

By: Mia Sawaya FORT COLLINS - A few weeks ago, the Integrated Solid Waste Program introduced new solar paneled trash cans to the CSU campus. I contacted Sheela Backen, the program’s head manager, for further insight into how the idea came to be and how these trash cans are improving campus. The idea to introduce these solar paneled bins to campus was inspired by their … [Read more...] about New solar-powered trash cans grace CSU campus

By: Mia Sawaya FORT COLLINS - The Timberline Recycling Center is having a Special Collection Event this Saturday, October 6, from 9am to 3pm, so I visited the facility for more information. At the facility I met with Susan Gordon, the program manager for the city of Fort Collins, and Jason Komes, a waste reduction specialist, to learn about the Timberline facility, problems … [Read more...] about Go Green Fort Collins: Recycling Event this Weekend

The following article is a re-post from The Collegian. As a journalist, Greg Myre has seen a lot. Aside from his work for National Public Radio, Myre has traveled to over 50 countries, watched Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, lived in Russia during Vladimir Putin’s early career and reported on fights between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem from … [Read more...] about Greg Myre Visits CSU, discusses current state of national security