Prepared by Valerie Mesa-Vega
BACKGROUND
Have you noticed any blue bins around campus lately? There
are currently 11 blue bins around Delgado, including the library at City Park.
The bins are part of the Delgado Recycling initiative.
Since the Fall 2011 semester,
the Delgado Faculty Senate and the SGA have been working together to bring a
recycling program to Delgado. At a September 2011 Faculty Senate meeting, a
discussion was held about starting a recycling program at Delgado. By November
2011, the SGA got involved and a meeting was held to brainstorm ideas for the
recycling program.
Members of the Recycling Committee also had the opportunity
to tour the Allied Waste facility, the company in charge of picking up the
recycling. In the meantime, the City Park library had created its own small
recycling initiative, accepting only paper materials. Finally in April 2012, just in time for Earth Day, the
Recycling Committee launched Delgado’s Recycling initiative. Blue bins have
been placed around campus, including the libraries at City Park and East
Jefferson, for recyclable materials.
What can you recycle in the blue bins?
- Paper
- Plastic
- Cans (aluminum and tin)
According to Marion Freistadt, member of the recycling
committee, the goal envisioned is to have full recycling across all of
Delgado’s campuses. She also stated Coca Cola has donated 50 bins for recycling
that need to be cleaned and moved. More green initiatives are also envisioned
for the future, but for now, the recycling bins are a step in the right
direction at Delgado to reduce waste and to save resources. Instead of tossing
that plastic drink bottle or can into the trash, find a blue recycling bin and place
it there.
RESOURCES
Some Books on Recycling at the Delgado Library:
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