Tara Pike

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UNLV Sustainability Coordinator/Recycling Manager
Expertise: Recycling, Sustainability, Environment

Biography

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

Since joining UNLV 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 UNLV 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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Recycle your Christmas tree, help UNLV program reach its sustainability goal
K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3
Christmas is over. It's time to decide the future and fate of your Christmas tree. For three decades, UNLV and community organizations have encouraged the whole community to take advantage of their Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Program.
Here’s where you can recycle Christmas trees in Las Vegas Valley
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.
Christmas tree recycling is back open. Here's where you can take your trees
K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13
Now that Christmas is over, a way to give back to our community has returned. Recycling your old Christmas tree could bring life to open spaces all across our valley, so before you toss your tree in the trash, a more environmentally friendly way is available.
Southern Nevada Christmas tree recycling program begins Dec. 26
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.
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UNLV Newsmakers 2024: September
Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/UNLV)
Campus News | October 1, 2024

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UNLV Newsmakers 2024: April
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Campus News | May 1, 2024

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