The UNL recycling program continues to gain steam. Between 2005 and 2009, the university doubled annual totals for both tons recycled and percent of total waste recycled. While 2010 totals are pending, initial estimates put the year on par or slightly better than 2009, which ended with 44.3 percent of total waste recycled. “That’s above […]

Credit Kathmandu for Prabhakar Shrestha’s push to green the Big Red. Shrestha grew up in Nepal, first in a small village in the east part of the Asian nation, then in the capital city of Kathmandu. Conditions in the city led Shrestha to become involved in environmental issues. “Solid waste management as a whole is […]

Recycling Coordinator UNL’s recycling coordinator is Prabhakar Shrestha. His first name was misspelled in a March 4 story. Cultural Experience The man dancing in traditional Native American regalia on page 5 of the March 4 edition of the Scarlet is Sage Stabler. Stabler is the son of Mark Awakuni-Swetland, assistant professor of anthropology and ethnic […]