There are already great amounts of garbage that landfills are not able to keep up with. Simply by one person putting their recyclable waste into a blue bin, they are helping to save the world. Imagine if every college student and faculty began to recycle. So many more products would be able to be reused, and the waste in landfills will be reduced tremendously. I know that most, if not all, college students have heard of recycling and has seen recycling bins around their campus. So, in theory, everybody should already be participating in their schools recycling efforts. In reality, this is not the case. People don’t feel as much urgency to recycle as they should in some schools. This is the reason why some schools’ recycling programs work a lot better than other schools.
- A new initiative to promote recycling in Penn States’ stadium’s tailgating area has helped Penn State more than triple its old recycling record where they offer fans several convenient options for handling their recyclable materials.
- To achieve the goal of zero campus waste, the University of California is hosting events on campus that come with compostable or recyclable materials.
- Every year, EcoReps hosts Brown University’s Game Day Recycling event, which serves to teach students, parents, and community members about proper recycling practices and the importance of the sustainability movement.
- Through educational initiatives and infrastructure improvements made by the Recycling Office, recycling has increased, and trash waste has decreased drastically.
- “Reducing campus waste requires rethinking daily operations for most campus units.” (Sustainable2ndCentury)
- “An ongoing, integrated and systematic approach to energy management including assessing performance, setting goals, creating an action plan and tracking and communicating results.” (Office of Sustainability, Brown University)
- “One of the first steps in creating a sustainable environment is to recycle” (Department of Facilities, MIT)
Here’s my paper on recycling on campus: http://will-lane.sites.gettysburg.edu/FYS157Fall19/recycling-2/
