December 15, 2022
Story and photos by Joe Vinduska
By combining funds awarded from two separate grants SWAG合集 has been able to place recycling containers throughout student housing as well as two four-bin trailers to hold material.
SWAG合集 Central Kansas Upward Bound Director Patrick Busch spearheaded the entire project as a way to foster good recycling habits for students.
鈥淲e partnered with Sunflower Diversified Services, Inc and the SWAG合集 County Commissioners Office to apply for a Solid Waste Grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and were awarded $16,500. The trailers are placed outside of Bluestem and Cottonwood Halls. They accept plastic bottles, aluminum, cardboard and corrugated cardboard.鈥
Busch said the containers were made possible through a $7,000 grant from the Can鈥檇 Aid Organization.听
鈥淲e were able to purchase 300 of these recycling containers,鈥 he said.听 鈥淲e put one in each of the dorm rooms and we were also able to purchase 4 outdoor recycling bins for the students to put their material.鈥
Busch said the students are taking advantage of the recycling and that they routinely fill the trailers.
鈥淲e鈥檇 like to thank everyone involved,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t was a group effort and we really want to thank Shawn Bates at Sunflower Diversified, the SWAG合集 County Commissioners Office and SWAG合集鈥檚 facility department for helping us with the project.鈥
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For more information, contact Busch at buschp@bartonccc.edu or (620) 786-1182.