Staff Reports
“Campus is just starting a new effort to get all the recycling coordinated,” said Joe Mills, director of Housing/Residence Life and Dining Services.
The new project to coordinate recycling on campus began about three weeks ago and it is still a work in progress because people want more containers or want to move the containers, Mills said.
He said, several buildings were already doing it but there was no coordinated effort in picking it up.
“We are trying to set up locations in every one of the buildings so that as students are leaving class or doing whatever they can drop off materials in the recycling areas,” Mills said.
He said student workers are hired through the funding by the Green Committee to pick up the items on a regular basis. “This is to contribute to the overall betterment of campus.” Mills said he wants to get the word out and make sure we are doing the right thing.
He said plastics, paper, cardboard and aluminum are being recycled, everything but glass.
Mills said all the recyclables are taken behind the physical plant and bi-county picks up the materials and weighs it.
After bi-county weighs it, they send any proceeds to the university.
“Its really not a whole lot of money, but I think the big thing is that we are doing it because it’s the right thing to do and just saving landfill space,” Mills said.
He said the money would be for buying new containers or for educational purposes.
He said the amount of money is so minimal it really doesn’t help with anything.
He said if anyone thinks a container needs to be added or any suggestions or questions to contact him at millsj@apsu.edu or (931) 221-6198
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