Tara Pike

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Manager, UNLV Rebel Recycling

UNLV Sustainability Coordinator

Expertise: Recycling, Sustainability, Environment

Biography

Tara Pike, manager of the UNLV Rebel 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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Tara Pike In The News

Southern Nevada Christmas tree recycling program underway

December 27, 2021

With supply chain impacts boosting the price of almost everything this year — including Christmas trees — residents are asked to make the most of their holiday investment by recycling their tree instead of tossing it in the trash.  

Where you can recycle your Christmas trees in Las Vegas

December 27, 2021

Christmas tree recycling has once again begun in the Las Vegas valley.

Not Just Trash Talk: Nevadans' Recycling Questions Answered

August 4, 2021

That people are so prone to ask, “Can this be recycled?” reflects a change in societal thinking.

It's Global Recycling Day - But What Can You Recycle In Southern Nevada?

May 17, 2021

Global Recycling Day is March 18. But before you start picking through the trash to find recyclables, what exactly can be recycled in Southern Nevada?