The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board Murray State University has a bad case of litterbugs, and it’s going to take a lot more than a can of Raid to fix the problem. Paper, water bottles and takeout boxes often find themselves strewn across university property, set adrift Read More
Murray State recycles approximately 291 tons of paper, plastic, cardboard and other materials every year. This amounts to 5,814,000 pounds of material being reused to make goods and is kept out of local landfills. Wayne Harper, director of Grounds and Building Services, said the University recycles paper, aluminum, cardboard, plastic, glass, motor oil and batteries. Read More
Chris Wilcox Staff writer President Randy Dunn’s Commission on Sustainability began in 2010 with the objective of improving campus sustainability and recycling efforts. “The creation of the commission was to highlight the activity already occurring on campus and to further advance the issue of sustainability across campus and the community,” Josh Jacobs, chief of staff, Read More