Eastern Illinois University's recycling program was established in 1992 in order to meet a state mandate that requires all Illinois universities to reduce their waste stream 40% by the year 2000.
Not only is our voluntary recycling program helping to meet this goal, it also creates a more environmentally responsible campus, provides student employment opportunities, and has enabled us to participate in a joint project with a local school district's training program, providing real work experiences for students who are developmentally disabled.
Please use the correct container for the recycled goods.
This will help us move quickly and allow more goods to be recycled.
Surplus Office Supply Store
Eastern now has open a surplus office supply store. Bring in your surplus office supplies to the supply store; then see what we have that you need. We have reams of paper (assorted colors and sizes), slide carousels, legal file folders and hangers, toners, cassette tapes, reel to reel tapes, and other assorted products. So come and check us out on the east side of Central Receiving. We are in the white building closest to Obrien parking lot in the Facilities Planning and Management Complex. Come to the south side of the building and the door is marked. Just leave what you have as surplus, sign out and take what you can use. There is no charge for this service to your department. How long has it been since you got something for free? For information, contact Allan Rathe at 581-7022.
Earth Island Internships - http://www.earthisland.org/new_gen.cfm?generalID=75
Current Openings: Two Internships with Global Service Corps.
If the link changes go to the main page and find "get involved" for the
internships.
ECO.org - http://www.eco.org/
ECO's mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the
development of diverse leaders, the promotion of careers, and the
inspiration of individual action.
Environmental Career Opportunities - http://www.ecojobs.com/
The only comprehensive source of jobs in the environmental field. Let us
do the job hunting for you. We supply you with job vacancies from
employers in all sectors of the job market including non-profits,
corporations, institutions, and Federal, state and local governments.
Environmental Careers Organization - http://www.eco.org
179 South St. Boston, MA 02111
The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) is a national, non-profit,
educational organization. The ECO's mission is to protect and enhance
the environment through the development of diverse leaders, the
promotion of careers, and the inspiration of individual action. This is
accomplished through internships, career advice, career products, and
research and consulting.
Essential Information - http://www.essential.org
offer summer internships on a variety of issues at Essential Information
(Ralph Nader's office). My project works on international toxics issues
and corporate power questions; other issues in the past have included
getting the government to purchase recycled products. If students want
info, they should e-mail action@essential.org
Fund for Public Interest Research - http://www.ffpir.org
P.O. Box 120-271, Boston, Ma 02112
The Fund for Public Interest Research is a national, nonprofit,
grassroots organizing network working with progressive organizations to
solve some of the country's most pressing environmental, consumer, and
government accountability problems.
Gaia Trust - http://www.gaia.org/
A Danish charitable entity founded in 1987 with the objective of promoting
a global consciousness that experiences the whole planet as a
living organism and Mankind as part of that whole.
Global Service Corps (GSC) - http://www.globalservicecorps.org/
Providing cross-cultural learning and community service adventures for
adults in Costa Rica, Tanzania and Thailand. Short-term (two to four
weeks), long-term (two to six months), and student internship programs
are available.
Green Corps - http://www.greencorps.org
29 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111
Green Corps was founded in 1992 to teach the next generation of
environmental leaders the skills they'll need to win tomorrow's battles,
and to provide critical field support for today's pressing environmental
campaigns.
Internship-usa. - http://internship-usa.com/
Internship USA makes it possible for international students and recent
graduates to find an internship in their field of study and explore life
in the United States with maximum freedom and at minimum cost.
Internship USA permits you to work for up to 18 months in an approved
internship.
The National Wildlife Federation - http://www.nwf.org/conservationdirectory/
The National Wildlife Federation's "Conservation Directory" doesn't list
jobs/internships specifically but does give all governmental and
non-governmental organizations engaged in conservation work at state,
national and international levels.
Northwest Service Academy - http://www.northwestserviceacademy.org/
During the 2001-02 service year approximately 160 full-time members and
150 part-time members will serve with the NWSA. Full-time service
opportunities span over a year and require 1700 hours of service, while
part-time opportunities can span a few months, a year and up to two
years of service. Part-time opportunities include 300, 450 or 900 hours
of service.
The Orion Society - http://www.orionsociety.org/pages/ogn/services/ICS/ogninternships.html
To connect students and professionals with cutting-edge environmental
work, The Orion Society offers this free service through the Orion
Grassroots Network, a rapidly growing network of nearly 400 grassroots
organizations doing vital work in their communities and home-places.
Rice University Environmental Intern's Informational Page - http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~envintrn/
A newly created position that grew out of the efforts of BAKE 302
(Understanding Environmental Systems, spring 1998) and members of the
Environmental Programs Steering Committee. It is a one year, full-time,
funded position for recent graduates that provides dedicated time and
effort to addressing environmental activities and initiatives at Rice.
Student Conservation Association - http://www.sca-inc.org
P.O. Box 550, Charlestown, NH 03630
The Student Conservation Association allows you to serve the great
outdoors while tapping into an inner, personal landscape you may never
have known existed. With exciting, hands-on service opportunities
lasting up to a full year, women and men as young as 16 can start
blazing a new trail of conservation service, experiential environmental
education, career skills and leadership training.
The Sustainable Jobs Fund - http://www.sjfund.com/
SJF focuses on firms that provide unique products and services that are
sustainable - meeting the social and environmental needs of the present
without compromising the future. SJF will consider any business
financing opportunity in the Eastern U.S. that offers excellent
employment and financial returns.
VolunteerMatch! - http://www.volunteermatch.org/
ImpactOnline is a nonprofit organization investing in the development of
public interest Internet applications. Since its founding in 1994,
ImpactOnline has been providing innovative public services on the web.
VolunteerMatch, the organization's premier service, utilizes the power
of the Internet to help individuals nationwide find volunteer
opportunities posted by local nonprofit and public sector organizations.
Other intresting links:
America Recycles Day - http://nrc-recycle.org/americarecycles.aspx
November 15th is America Recycles Day, and to celebrate, we're asking you to take a pledge.
A pledge to come together and recycle better, because it’s easier to make a difference now more than ever.
The Secret Life Series - http://secret-life.org
Ever wonder what happens when we toss old cell phones in the trash? Take the paper we read in the morning, and the jeans and t-shirts we wear. Have you ever considered what impacts these products have on the environment, from beginning to end?
