Back in the early 1990s, when Tara Pike was a student at UNLV, she felt like she was annoying people when she pushed the university to get rid of its grass to save water. Few people seemed to care, she said. She pressed on anyway. Twenty years later, Pike is UNLV's Solid Waste and Recycling Manager. She's the founder and driving force behind Rebel Recycling.

UNLV cutting out grass to save water, tax dollars

Back in the early 1990s, when Tara Pike was a student at UNLV, she felt like she was annoying people when she pushed the university to get rid of its grass to save water. Few people seemed to care, she said. She pressed on anyway. Twenty years later, Pike is UNLV’s Solid Waste and Recycling Manager. She’s the founder and driving force behind Rebel Recycling.


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