Tech supportive of campus recycling

By Allison Roberts
Campus Life Staff
photo by Josh Freeman

Recently Georgia Tech has made efforts to give the community more opportunities to recycle. Several additions to the campus have been made in order to make recycling easier for students, faculty members, and staff.

Over the summer, blue containers were placed around residence halls and in various high-traffic areas on campus to collect paper, aluminum cans, clear glass, newspapers, and plastics.

These Satellite Recycling Stations have been successful at encouraging more students to recycle. In fact, they have succeeded so well that several more newspaper collecting bins have been added.

In response to student demand, the position of Solid Waste and Recycling Manager was created; the position has been filled by Cindy Jackson.

Faculty and staff have the opportunity to recycle as well. Each desk should have a recycling container for aluminum cans and paper.

In addition to the new recycling containers, each academic building has a Recycling Contact Person who is available to answer questions.

Saturday, November 15 is the first annual America Recycles Day. According to Katie Hoover of the Office of Solid Waste Management, the purpose of this event is "to increase awareness on recycling household products, and buying more recycled goods."

There will be information about America Recycles Day at the TEAMBuzz celebration party. People can also pledge to recycle and to buy more recycled products at this party. Anyone who pledges is entered in a drawing to win a $200,000 home fabricated from recycled goods.

In the interest of Tech students and faculty, an Open Forum will be held in the Student Center theater on November 19 at 10 a.m. to discuss the changes to the recycling program. Cindy Jackson is scheduled to be the speaker, and all members of the Tech community are encouraged to attend.

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