Students to “Dump” Trash at STCC; Plan Trash Audit to Promote Recycling
On Monday, April 7 at 12:15, Springfield Technical Community
College students will dump the contents of several trash barrels on the
sidewalk in front of Putnam Hall.
The student leaders are interested in promoting recycling on campus and have planned the demonstration to show other students how much of what it thrown in trash cans could, and should, be recycled.
Student Government vice president Joel K. Pecoy of Northampton said, “At STCC, we would like to do our part in the country’s effort toward Going Green. The trash audit will be used to find out how much and what kinds of recyclable materials are in the STCC mainstream waste. This will provide us with the information to move forward and purchase additional or different kinds of recycling containers, and also select the optimal places to locate them.”
He continued, ”Although the STCC faculty, staff, and
administration have been very good about recycling paper, there has been no
program in place for recyclable bottles and containers. We also lack an
efficient program for students to recycle. We are hoping that by conducting
this trash audit, we will gather the necessary information to advance our
recycling efforts here on campus, and to educate the student body.
“We understand that it may take years to create a truly efficient recycling program, but we must start somewhere. The time to start is now.”