Walking around campus, you may have noticed places you think should have recycling bins and don’t.
In recent years, there has been a great push to turn green in order to protect the environment. Various solutions have been made including hybrid cars, energy-efficient warehouses, compost heaps and even riding a bike. Why should recycling be so hard to do?
“The facilities department does recycle and cans are provided in all of the residence halls and throughout campus,” Dawn Barnett, director of facilities, said. Although Barnett insists that there are recycling bins throughout campus, some students say otherwise.
According to Ryan Mick, junior business major, not all residences have recycling bins. “I lived in the MacGuire house last year and there wasn’t a single recycling bin placed in the house throughout the whole year,” Mick, said.
Cabrini’s campus has seven houses, two freshman dormitories, three upper classman residences, along with academic buildings and the gymnasium. Every so often recycling bins are moved from their usual places to compensate for other areas on the campus that are lacking in recycling materials. “When this occurs, students should contact their area coordinator and report the issue,” Barnett, said.
Many students are unaware that they can report this issue and to whom they can report it. “I didn’t even know we could report things like that to be honest. I wouldn’t know where to report it either,” Ryan Klott, junior exercise science and health promotion major, said.
In some cases, recycling bins are present. However the recycling bin is overflowing and therefore is unable to be put into use. “We have a recycling bin in our hallway but it has been full for a few days now so we just throw our recyclables in our trash cans,” Andrea Gerardi, junior education major, said.
Dawn Barnett and the rest of the Facilities Department are here to help with any issues concerning these areas. “If a facilities service request is placed we will dispatch housekeeping to the area with a new blue recycling can immediately,” Barnett, said.
Students can submit requests by going on to Cabrini’s website and searching facilities help and a request form will pop up. From there students can fill out there request and facilities will respond immediately.
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