Lakehead University has a dismal recycling program currently in place. Rarely seen are the recycling receptacles so common in other institutions. The lack of these containers forces students, staff, and guests to throw away what CAN be reused. Not only are drink recycling receptacles nearly impossible to locate, there is a acute lack of recycling services even for paper!
As a Shad Valley student at Lakehead University this past July, where the theme of the Shad Cup was "ZERO WASTE", I was absolutely appalled and shocked that a university could be so wasteful.
A few examples: at the Tim Horton\'s in the Agora, I asked the cashier to please recycle my used Dasani water bottle. I was then informed that they didn\'t have recycling receptacles. Living in North Residence for a month, many of us Shads had collected a large supply of water bottles, pop cans and other recyclable materials in our dorm rooms. We were then told to just throw them away, as Lakehead University "[didn\'t] really care about recycling".
We, the undersigned, beseech Lakehead University\'s Board of Governors and the Senate to expand the recycling programs at the university for both paper products and drink containers.
I keep thinking about the empty bins in the Agora and the frustration so many of you share about being forced to trash perfectly good recyclables. I am currently gathering these signatures to present directly to the administration because our campus habits have to change.
August 14, 2007
Seeing this momentum grow brings back that feeling of frustration I had while staring at the trash bins in North Residence. It is clear I am not the only one who sees how much waste our school ignores.
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Sarah Sharma
18 years ago
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Its honestly embarrassing how hard it is to find a blue bin on campus. Get with the times Lakehead!
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Jessica Yang
18 years ago
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FIX THIS. Seriously, it’s 2017 and we are still throwing everything in the garbage? Sort it out.
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Mike Vogel
18 years ago
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Living in res was a nightmare for this. Having to trash bottles every single day because there was literally no other option felt so wrong.
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Lakehead University has a dismal recycling program currently in place. Rarely seen are the recycling receptacles so common in other institutions. The lack of these containers forces students, staff, and guests to throw away what CAN be reused. Not only are drink recycling receptacles nearly impossible to locate, there is a acute lack of recycling services even for paper!
As a Shad Valley student at Lakehead University this past July, where the theme of the Shad Cup was "ZERO WASTE", I was absolutely appalled and shocked that a university could be so wasteful.
A few examples: at the Tim Horton\'s in the Agora, I asked the cashier to please recycle my used Dasani water bottle. I was then informed that they didn\'t have recycling receptacles. Living in North Residence for a month, many of us Shads had collected a large supply of water bottles, pop cans and other recyclable materials in our dorm rooms. We were then told to just throw them away, as Lakehead University "[didn\'t] really care about recycling".
We, the undersigned, beseech Lakehead University\'s Board of Governors and the Senate to expand the recycling programs at the university for both paper products and drink containers.
I keep thinking about the empty bins in the Agora and the frustration so many of you share about being forced to trash perfectly good recyclables. I am currently gathering these signatures to present directly to the administration because our campus habits have to change.
August 14, 2007
Seeing this momentum grow brings back that feeling of frustration I had while staring at the trash bins in North Residence. It is clear I am not the only one who sees how much waste our school ignores.
3 Comments
S
Sarah Sharma
18 years ago
Featured
Its honestly embarrassing how hard it is to find a blue bin on campus. Get with the times Lakehead!
J
Jessica Yang
18 years ago
Featured
FIX THIS. Seriously, it’s 2017 and we are still throwing everything in the garbage? Sort it out.
M
Mike Vogel
18 years ago
Featured
Living in res was a nightmare for this. Having to trash bottles every single day because there was literally no other option felt so wrong.
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Its honestly embarrassing how hard it is to find a blue bin on campus. Get with the times Lakehead!