Meet...Christine
Name: Christine Risher vonKolnitz.
Department:
Recycling.
Family: Husband, Fritz; two dogs, Sully and Duke.
Favorite books: Sierra Magazine and Organic Gardening.
Favorite food: Vegetables.
Favorite restaurant: Jestine's Kitchen.
Favorite chore: Weeding—yard maintenance.
Pet peeve: Cigarette butts on the ground.
Favorite flower: Hibiscus.
What is your biggest challenge: Waste pickup on Sabin Street. The congestion is awful.
What do you find most rewarding about your job? I love my job. Especially the end-of-the-year results; the numbers are satisfying. It is such a success to turn trash into treasure.
Organizations you belong to: Carolina Recycling Association; Clemson Extension Master Waste Educators; National Recycling Association; and The Sierra Club.
Worst thing you have seen on the job: Someone put a small dog in one of our recycling dumpsters.
Accomplishment you are most proud of: Taking waste from the cafeteria, feeding it to the worms, who in turn, produce fertilizer for our grounds. The percent of total waste recycled increases every year.
Personality trait you admire in others:Respectability.
Hobbies, activities in your free time:Gardening, canoeing and fishing.
Dream vacation: Germany. I'd like to go see a friend.
Something people don't know about you:I play softball on my church team.
If you suddenly had a free day, what would you
do? Work on our house. We just bought an old
house so it's an ongoing project.