Recycling

You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you drop your used paper, plastics and other recyclable materials into the big blue bins around campus. We were trained as little children to be sure to put our paper and plastics in said blue bins and we are patted on the back and praised for “living green.” What if I if I said that all that sorting your trash was a waste of your time? People want...

As students walk to class through the courtyard after lunch they are surrounded by a landscape dotted with half-eaten sandwiches, partially eaten pizza slices and spilled milk cartons. The spacious courtyard that Akins enjoys is spoiled daily by the food waste that students leave behind everywhere. It seems that some students expect that the custodians are responsible for cleaning after their...

A courtyard marked by leftover food, recycling bins unused, and unwanted wrappers being blown along the ground like tumbleweeds. These have become a common sights around campus over the last school year. The campus custodial staff has had a difficult time maintaining the campus’ appearance this year because of regular staff shortages and a 5-month gap without an official head custodian. The pr...