Thursday, April 8th, 2010 News RecycleMania
by Dawn Quirk Results of the first annual on-campus residence recycling competition have been compiled. The winning dorm was Haskell with an A- and the Russian House, Wyeth House & 176 Curtis all tied for… Read More
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 News RecycleMania
by Dawn Quirk It’s that time of the year again: RecycleMania is upon us and cannot be cheated. Much like Santa Claus’ elves, Tufts Recycles! interns have been working hard behind the scenes and… Read More
Monday, November 30th, 2009 News Zero Waste
by Dawn Quirk That’s right, Tufts! While recycling is extremely important, there’s another ‘R’ that often gets forgotten and hasn’t yet received the widespread public attention it deserves: Reuse! It’s this overlooked ‘R’ that the… Read More
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 News Zero Waste
by Dawn Quirk The California based Grass Roots Recycling Network is coming to town! Register now for “Building Zero Waste Communities: Tools to Take Home for your Community, School or Business”. The GRRN has recruited… Read More
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Beach & International Coastal Clean-up News
by Dawn Quirk In coordination with the UMASS Boston initiative COASTSWEEP and the Ocean Conservancy’s 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup, Dawn Quirk, our campus recycling coordinator, is organizing a local clean-up. It will take place… Read More
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Move-out/R2ePack News
by Dawn Quirk It has been a Jumbo Move-Out! With the exam period over, the only thing that Tufts students have on their mind is beginning their summer adventures. But like clock work, before summer… Read More
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 News RecycleMania
by Dawn Quirk At last long last the final results for RecycleMania 2009 are in. How did we fare? Tufts ranked 38th in the Grand Champion division, 18th in the Per Capita Classic, and 26th… Read More
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 News RecycleMania
by Dawn Quirk The heat of RecycleMania is rising with the independent, intra-dorm recycling competition between Haskell and Tilton. Brainchild of the Tilton-Haskell Advisory Board, a group of freshmen planning and executing various community-service… Read More
Friday, February 27th, 2009 News RecycleMania
by Dawn Quirk It has been a wild first few weeks of RecycleMania with a record 293 schools competing for recycling glory. Between schools new to the contest figuring out how to properly record… Read More
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Dumpster Dive News Reuse/DIY
by Dawn Quirk Two friends decide to not buy any things for three months. They dumpster dive all of their clothes, food, electronics, art materials, etc.