12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 22, 1996 N IFEWS I Recycling exposition educates consumers on recyled products * Exposition encourages consumers to use recycled products By Brooke Schneider For the Daily About 400 people attended the Buy Recycled Expo, a vendor exposition of recycled products and materials, at the Michigan League Ballroom yesterday. Nancy Stone, one of the main orga- nizers of the event, said the idea of the conference was to help consumers see the products that which would other- wise be wasted used innovatively. "The idea was to expose not just University students, but the whole pub- lic to the options available for recy- cling. The more people that know about the products available, the more demand there will be for these recycled content products," said Jeanne Carloon, a recent University graduate and one of the main organizers of the Expo. Stone explained that an important message was the essential cooperation of the three contributors in the recy- cling process: recyclers, manufacturers and consumers. In a pamphlet, the city of Ann Arbor's Solid Waste Department encouraged consumers to "close the loop" in the recycling process by buy- ing recycled content products. Mary Jo Huber, a University Stores customer service team leader and Expo organizer, said, "There is more than just copy paper recycled out there. We had everything from office supplies to car- peting." Carloon added, "Recycled carpets are used, and when the old carpet is pulled up, it is recycled into parking stops and bricks. That is the full circle." The exposition was a cooperative venture between the city of Ann Arbor and the University community. "It was fun plan- ning and having it. Obviously the publi enjoyed it because a lot of people came asked questions and had good ideas Stone said. Shirley Bordine, a University Stores A M employee, said Representatives of the Equinox Natural Cleaning products company demonstrate the safety of their attention tO recy products for the Recycling Expo at the Michigan League yesterday. cling issutes _________ ___is_________________ ____ increasing. "More and more people are starting to use the edge and interest in the people who is tnteresting what you can do wi products. There has been a pick-up (of came through," Huber said. recycled stuff." recycling frequency) on this campus, One woman who attended the Expo Huber and Carloon both said they especially in copy paper," she said. said, "I learned a lot today and got an hope to make the Expo a regular and "There was a great range of knowl- interesting compost demonstration. It bigger event. Group moves to legalize assisted suicide It's not too late to join the Summer Daily! Call 76-DAILY for more information. 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Contacts Frederick, a woman who sought the are just starting to emerge and branch help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in her sUi- out," said Tom Fitzgerald, an organizer cide. The group was named in her for Merian's Friends. honor. Fitzgerald said that so far, 400 people The group said the goal of the meet- statewide have shown their support for ing was to begin gathering volunteers Merian's Friends. and educating them about how to go "We want this to be a statewide about putting coalition," said their proposal Ron Bishop, on the ballot. People Ann Arbor rest- In order to dent and co- get a proposal Shouldn't have to founder of ontheballo Merian's volunteers live in pain and Friends. "We would need to want input from gather 308,908 suffering. as many people signatures for as possible a constitution- - Connie Frederick because we can't al amendment Merian's Friends member win this withou or 247,126 for a statutory initiative, all the support of other Michigan cities. within a six-month period. A proposal Naomi Donaldson, a member of in the form of a constitutional amend- Merian's Friends, said she was happy ment would not allow the legislature to to see everyone gathered together for alter the proposal in any way. A statu- the cause, and she said she expects a tory initiative would allow legislators long and hard fight to get the proposal to change the proposal. on the ballot. Bob Alexander, an organizer for Merian's Friends, said one of the biggest opponents of the proposal will be the state legislature. "The Michigan o tti legislature is not going to be in favor of " Rwhat we're doing, and they have t* ability to form their own statute and put tleE ltatea id= t it on the ballot along with ours, he said. Fitzgerald said he strongly believes in the cause for several reasons. 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