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History of the Rebel Recycling Program

  • The program's premise came from a UNLV Environmental Studies undergraduate senior thesis.

  • The program was started in July 1995 after the Board of Regents approved a $1 per student per semester fee.

  • Maintenance depended on an off-campus company for the first years of the program's existence. The company collected about 2 tons per week.

  • The recycling program began collecting and processing materials internally in March 1997, and is currently collecting over 2.6 tons per day.

  • Initially housed in the Environmental Studies Program, the Rebel Recycling program is now part of the Custodial Department.
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