Change from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark
Mona Eadeh
Issue date: 9/24/09 Section: News
The next time that you're using a restroom facility on campus, take notice that Capital has changed its paper products from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark. The Georgia Pacific site, located in central Ohio, has been linked to chemical waste pits that have allegedly polluted the nearby city since it opened in 1970. The community outcry has been tremendous, especially since the 1997 batch reactor explosion which devastated many residents of Columbus. This prompted a group of Capital students to take a stand against this company and the unethical practices that it uses.
Students created a group encouraging the administration to make the change from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark. Thanks in part to that group of students and the five hundred signatures they obtained, the change to Kimberly Clark has officially gone into effect this academic school year.
Troy Bonte, Director of Facilities Management, explains, "It is important for all citizens to show concerns for the environment. That is why the university has instructed Aetna to use green certified chemicals and make the change from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark."
One of the students who perpetuated this change was senior Matt Wovrosh.
He stated, "It is a decision that will make a difference, but it's not exactly ideal. However, this represents the fact that the administration is willing to talk to us about things that matter to us."
Evolved from this action against Georgia Pacific is the Capital University chapter of the Student Peace Alliance, which hopes to continue the tradition of social consciousness.
"A part of education is not just equipping students with knowledge, but social responsibility as well," Wovrosh said.
By Mona Eadeh
Contributor
meadeh@capital.edu
Students created a group encouraging the administration to make the change from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark. Thanks in part to that group of students and the five hundred signatures they obtained, the change to Kimberly Clark has officially gone into effect this academic school year.
Troy Bonte, Director of Facilities Management, explains, "It is important for all citizens to show concerns for the environment. That is why the university has instructed Aetna to use green certified chemicals and make the change from Georgia Pacific to Kimberly Clark."
One of the students who perpetuated this change was senior Matt Wovrosh.
He stated, "It is a decision that will make a difference, but it's not exactly ideal. However, this represents the fact that the administration is willing to talk to us about things that matter to us."
Evolved from this action against Georgia Pacific is the Capital University chapter of the Student Peace Alliance, which hopes to continue the tradition of social consciousness.
"A part of education is not just equipping students with knowledge, but social responsibility as well," Wovrosh said.
By Mona Eadeh
Contributor
meadeh@capital.edu
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Ann
posted 9/24/09 @ 5:04 PM EST
I think you have the headline reversed.
Beth Sharb
posted 9/25/09 @ 7:17 PM EST
Thanks! We got it fixed!
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