University of Nevada Las Vegas
PAE-19: Community Sustainability Partnerships

UNLV is proud to report on several sustainability partnerships: 1) GreenChips a partner organization with GreenChips – a public/private partnership to promote environmental sustainability in Southern Nevada. See http://greenchips.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/ 2) Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Program Each holiday season the Springs Preserve partners with UNLV Rebel Recycling and other local public and private organizations to reduce holiday landfill waste and to create much needed mulch for local parks and public gardens through the recycling of Christmas trees. The most trees recycled in one year was 18,951, while the 2010 numbers were 15,649. For the 2011 season, the UNLV Solid Waste and Recycling Manager will be the chairperson for this committee. Members of the committee include: City of Henderson, City of North Las Vegas, City of Las Vegas, Clark County Parks and Recreation, Clear Channel Outdoor, Conservation District of Southern Nevada, Desert Green, Environmental Ink, Evergreen Recycling, First Choice Tree Service, Las Vegas Color Graphics, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Maplethorpe's Christmas Trees, Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, Nevada Division of Forestry, Opportunity Village, PAR 3 Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., Pro Tree Services, Republic Services, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Springs Preserve, Star Nursery, Station Casinos, Summerlin, UNLV Rebel Recycling Program, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Vermeer Sales Southwest, 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Nellis Air Force Base See http://www.lvvwd.com/apps/press_room/news_release.cfml?nid=2945 3) The UNLV Rebel Recycling Program is a member of the Keep Las Vegas Beautiful Committee (KLVB). The KLVB committee has a diverse membership from the community. The group works on sustainability and educational projects, and strives to increase participation in the community from school children to seniors. Here are all the entities on KAB: UNLV Rebel Recycling Program UNLV Public Land Institute's Don’t Trash Nevada Program Nevada Bankers Collaborative Republic Services Clark County School District Partnership Office City of Las Vegas UNR Cooperative Extension Southern Nevada Water District One of the committee's recent accomplishments includes planning and implementing six educational assembles at six local elementary schools. The UNLV Rebel Recycling Program preformed waste audits of the schools and presented the findings to the principal, teachers and students. See http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Publications/23392.htm