Go Green. Recycle!

After attending Michigan State University for 3 years I finally thought I would share with you all how wonderful life is when you bleed green.

The MSU Recycling Center began in 1988 when the student body put together a petition to the board of Trustees about MSU's amount of waste by 1990 MSU took action. Fast forward 18 years and the board of MSU Trustees authorized an actual processing facility. With several grants and funds MSU was able to provide MSU with the Office of Recycling and Waste Reproduction (ORWR).

The MSU Recycling facility does on site packaging of recyclable products and sorting. The facility also provides a surplus store and a area for recycling education. You may think where does Glass Recycled come in... Well Glass Recycled made a few custom items to donated to our beloved facility where students, staff, and the public can view the beauty of recycling. Besides the counters there is rainwater collection tanks on the roof of the building that will provide toilet water; rooftop photovoltaic solar panels that will produce 10 percent of the electricity for the building; broad use of day lighting throughout the facility through large number of windows; motion sensors to control lights within high-traffic areas; low-flow fixtures in restrooms; and our countertops. 

 

This makes me so excited to be involved with such a green company and attend a green university!We will achieve our goals to reduce energy use by 15%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15%, and reduce landfill waste by 30% by 2015. 

 As a student I walk past about 40 recycling bins a day on campus and I am not the only one that takes part in going green. Since our campus is known for our "Go Green" and "Go White" we take great pride in bleeding green and being green. If you haven't seen a green community come to East Lansing, Michigan and see MSU's Green and White!

Be Spartan Green!

Do It Yourself!

Do you hate your bathroom?

Each day we spend an hour or more brushing our teeth and hair, bathing, or applying makeup... So why doesn't your bathroom reflect you? Shana and Wade took the steps necessary to make their morning and evening routines comfortable, stylish, and unique!

A given GlassSLAB sized at 7"x84"x1"contains on average about 417 wine bottles. I bet you never thought of recycling your own spirits glasses to create a countertop for your own home. Glass Recycled's mission is to recycle and recreate beauty in your home and workplace.

 Glass Recycled was featured in DIY on October 1, 2011  in the Kissler's home and took part in a $15,000 renovation. You are probably thinking wow these countertops are pricey... But let me tell you what this bathroom included- Cork flooring, penny "rugs, an automatic cleaning, music playing, and talking toliet, it also included a deluxe shower with several features, and our recycled coutertops with a dual sinks. The giant shower included numerous light settings, steam, jets, and a rain like showering options. The bright and unique bathroom made the statement in their home beyond the bright orange pint. This DIY episode wiill be playing the episode a few more times throughout the month before our next premiere in a kitchen remodel.

You can view Shana and Wade's bathroom makeover:

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• October 11, 2011 9:30 AM e/p
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•  October 15, 2011 2:30 PM e/p
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Adding a little tile work or color to a drab bathroom can go a long way!