Halle Boldt, Sustainability Office Engagement Intern
• March 30, 2025
When it comes to staying green as a college student, the idea can be a little bit daunting. Living in the dorms can make things more complicated, when suddenly every space is a “communal space” and...
April 20, 2016
Royal Purple Staff Opinion
Earth Day is about more than planting trees, Woody Guthrie songs and picking up trash off the highway. It’s about coming together as cohabitants of our natural...
April 22, 2015
By Kelli Viele
It’s Earth Week and we can all strive to minimize our waste by reusing old items that we are finished with. Instead of recycling the Royal Purple, reuse the newspaper...
April 22, 2015
By Alyssa Kirchen
[typography font="Cantarell" size="25" size_format="px"]Q: There’s no emphasis on recycling where I work. How can I bring up being more eco-friendly to my workplace...
By Vesna Brajkovic
April 22, 2015
After one father mistakenly placed an envelope holding $700 of his daughter’s Girl Scout money in a pile of recycling on collection day, John’s Disposal Service,...
Happier with less
March 4, 2015
By Vesna Brajkovic
Living in a disposable world, where even the apples are wrapped in plastic wrap at UNO’s, creating waste is unavoidable. But a few students...
