Tara Pike

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sustainability Coordinator/Recycling Manager
Expertise: Recycling, Sustainability, Environment

Biography

Tara Pike, sustainability coordinator and manager of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Recycling Program, is an expert on waste reduction, recycling, and resource management on campus.

Since joining 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ in the 1990s as an environmental studies undergraduate, Pike has championed green living. She founded the Rebel Recycling Program in 1995, and has led efforts that increase environmental awareness at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and throughout Southern Nevada. Since 2003, Pike's program has recycled more than 5,600 tons of material on campus.

Pike also serves as Vice President of Campus Race to Zero Waste, a partnership with the National Wildlife Federation that teaches universities how to reduce or eliminate waste.

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Tara Pike In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal
The smell of fresh pine may be a delight to wake up to on Christmas morning. But as the crisp smell fades and Las Vegas creeps up on the new year, Las Vegas’ sustainability groups don’t want Christmas trees anywhere near landfills.
K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3
Southern Nevada residents are encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees after the holiday season, contributing to a sustainable community effort that has been ongoing for nearly 30 years.
K.N.P.R. News
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the EPA estimates that waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25%, or by about 1 million tons. That’s 2 billion pounds of garbage.
Las Vegas Review Journal
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ became the first school in the Nevada System of Higher Education to launch a plan to address climate change, unveiling it at a kickoff event on Friday afternoon. Known as the Rebel Climate Action Plan (CAP), the document is a roadmap for how the school will meet its goal of slashing its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030 and becoming net zero by the university’s 100th birthday in 2057. Net zero refers to a state where the carbon dioxide 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is putting into the atmosphere is offset with the amount removed, thus not contributing to warming.
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Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Program Begins Dec. 26
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ logo on Christmas tree snowflake ornament adorning colorful tree
Business and Community | December 20, 2024

For nearly 30 years, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and community organizations have supported free program to turn Christmas trees into mulch; more than 11,700 trees recycled in 2023.
 

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Newsmakers 2024: April
students in spring
Campus News | May 1, 2024

News highlights starring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

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