Recycling for Dummies

Seeing that Brian, Shawn, and I are taking Environmental Science, the topic of recycling was bound to come up in our everyday discussions. Today, Shawn and I were working on our study guides for the next chapter in the book (Dealing with Waste) while Brian was in the kitchen. Brian then mentioned that Shawn should recycle some of the things he was going to throw away, such as aluminum foil and some plastic bottles. Brian seemed to gloat about how the Honors House has been promoting recycling for years by having seperate recycling bins for things like paper, glass, aluminum cans, ect. Brian then went on to say that he didn't think the trash pick-up people had been taking the recyclables to the recycling centers, as he thought they were suppose to do. It seems that they have simply been throwing the contents of the so called "recycling bins" in with the regular trash. Shawn and I found this to be hysterical and ironic, that all of the bragging about saving the environment that the Honors Program had claimed to do has all been a joke.

Recycling is very good and it does indeed help the environment, but if you want things done right, do it yourself. Take your recyclables to your local Recycling Recepticals rather than putting them out with the trash.


Mr. Brian