No matter the weather conditions, recyclers make daily rounds to residence halls and academic building to collect recyclables, redeemables, and compost. 

Recyclables, such as paper, plastic, metal, and carboard, are dropped off at a Winneshiek County Recycling collection site by facilities.  Redeemables are kept in the garage of the sustainability house until sorted and collected.  Collected compost is added to the Luther compost pile, to later be used as fertilizer for the Luther Gardens. 

Recyclers for 2012-2013

Mary Bowman is a sophomore from Bemidji, MN.  She is Biology major who enjoys reading, nature walks, puzzles, and movies.

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Sarah Forsythe is a second year student at Luther from Coon Valley, WI. She is currently studying Anthropology and Sociology. Sarah enjoys the outdoors, cooking, reading, and listening to music. She loves that Luther has taken many steps to a more Eco-friendly campus.

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Ami Gilbert is  a sophomore and studying social work and sociology. She is on SAC exec board and Believing and Achieving  (a mentor program).

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Kurt Hellmann is a first year student from Andover, MN. He currently plans to double major in Mathematics and Accounting. Kurt also runs cross country and track at Luther. He enjoys music, the outdoors, and just about any type of sport.

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Darian Jones is a sophomore from O'Fallon Missouri.  He is  a Social Work  major, who likes to be very creative in anything that he does. 

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*Shaina Landhuis is a Junior at Luther College from North Liberty, Iowa. She is majoring in Social Work and minoring in Women Gender Studies. This is her third year working for recycling and first year as the Student Coordinator. She is very involved in the Decorah community, volunteering at the Elementary School and High School. She is a member of Collegiate Choir and spends all of her extra time dancing and hanging out with her friends. Shaina is an environmentalist who is proud of the sustainability programs at Luther.

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Cole Melby is a second-year student from Cedar Falls, Iowa. He is majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Religion. After graduation, Cole hopes to work for the Peace Corps and meet lots of interesting people while getting to travel. Here at Luther, Cole participates in Nordic Choir and is a member of the acapella choir "Undeclared." Cole is very excited to work for Sustainability and is very proud of the excellent eco-friendly record that Luther maintains. 

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Sam Molzahn is a junior from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, majoring in English with a Writing Emphasis and plans to get a graduate degree in Library and Information Sciences. In his free time, Sam enjoys to bike, play disc golf, read, and listen to music. He started working in sustainability as a recycler last year.

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Ben Nordquist is a sophomore Political Science and International Studies major who comes from Minneapolis Minnesota. He is involved in a grab-bag of activities around campus, some of his favorites being an RA for Res Life, playing ultimate for LUFDA, and helping SAC with Homecoming. Coming from Minneapolis, he has gained a great appreciation for the green movement and what it means to truly live sustainably. After getting to Luther and finding out how easy it was to get involved in the sustainability movement, recycling seemed like the next best step!

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Alex Rigdon is a senior from Ely, IA.  He is a physics major.  Alex runs cross-country and track for Luther.  He is also a tour guide for Admissions.  He enjoys running (obviously), disc golf, ultimate Frisbee, and enjoying the great (and numerous) trails of Decorah.

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Prometheu Raj Tyagi is a sophomore from the garden city of Bangalore, India. He completed his high school from UWC in India, where he did the IB Diploma and was admitted in Luther Class of 2015. He is majoring in Economics and Management and a minor in philosophy. He works for the Sustainability as a rep for Miller and also as a recycler. He is really interested in the game of Cricket, Hindi movies, and loves to eat spicy food. He is unsure of the future, but hopes it filled with excitement and surprises. He looks forward to great year at Luther.

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Matt Rosene is a sophomore Biology major from Baraboo, WI.  He also works for the college’s custodial department and competes for both Luther’s Cross Country team and Track team.  His hobbies include reading and running.

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Maggie Steinberg is a sophomore from Damscus, Oregon. She enjoys reading books, hiking around Decorah, and eating fresh baked goods. She sings at Luther and is double majoring in Political Science and English.

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Koffi Tchalla is freshmen from Apple Valley Minnesota.  He is planning on majoring in marketing and french and wrestles for Luther college. He likes making new friends and hanging out during his free time.

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Kaitlyn Wieland is  a sophomore studying elementary education.  She plays softball at Luther College.

 

*Recycler Student Coordinator