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About History The Vermont Student Environmental Program
as established in the fall of 1988. VSTEP was created to as a
student-run non-profit organization dedicated to coordinating environmental
activities and to researching and implementing solutions. Initially,
VSTEP plunged into the arena of solid waste management. During the
spring semester of 1989, VSTEP members drafted a Solid Waste Management Plan
for the University of Vermont and brought this plan to the Staff Council,
Faculty Senate, Student Senate, and President's Office. As a result of
these efforts, a task force was created, 50 students in the "Trash
Class" wrote a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, and UVM's
recycling program was expanded. Mission
Statement The Vermont Student Environmental Program
(VSTEP) is an organization of concerned individuals dedicated to coordinating
environmental activities on Vermont campuses and throughout the general
public. VSTEP's goal is to establish an information network
which students throughout the state can use to address the real
problems of environmental abuse and the misuse occurring on campuses; the
focus of this goal being environmental education, activity, and research.
VSTEP is a non-profit, private foundation run by students. The club will: 1) Promote cultural awareness of
issues concerning waster reduction and recycling. 2) Educate the campus population on
how waste reduction, recycling and individual actions impact
environmental health. 3) Promote these educational
initiatives through awareness and advocacy campaigns, as well as direct action.
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