Just a few years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find a recycling bin around anywhere - maybe there was one on campus, or a few here and there, but today, they seem to be popping up in more and more locations, like in nearly all of the large student apartment complexes surrounding campus. Recycling is gaining more and more attention these days because it's an easy way to be environmentally conscious in everyday life. Recycling reduces waste, reducing the amount of potentially reusable goods that end up in landfills and promoting sustainability. If they end up in landfills, many recyclable items (such as plastic soda bottles and grocery bags) take over 100 years to biodegrade, and in doing so leach harmful chemicals into the soil and ground water. As the population of the Tampa Bay area continues to grow, it will become more and more important to recycle and reuse as much as possible, to avoid having to create new landfills that are unsightly and unhealthy for all of us. While we found this recycling dumpster at a local apartment complex, there are many others around, including many in the residential areas of USF. Recycling bins can also be found in nearly all the buildings on campus alongside the regular trash cans, to encourage the USF community to always recycle, not just at home. At USF, recycling is available for cans, bottles, paper, plastic bags, and even cardboard. Protecting the environment is an essential part of protecting public health in our communities - a small thing that has a huge impact.Allison Castro
Marnisha James
Gus Melendez (photographing)
While I sometimes feel the negative impact of recycling plastics may outweigh the positives, my roommates and I make it a point to use the very recycling drop off that is in your picture! Every time we make a drop off, I swear there is at least one other person doing the very same thing. The popularity of recycling in our area puts me in a good mood!
ReplyDeleteI believe that many people do not understand the importance of recycling. I like this post because I do think that this is a very imporant issue that everyone should be aware of because it effects EVERYBODY. My apartment complex does not provide recycling bins just dumpsters, but my roommates and I still collect our plastic bottles and cans and take them to be recycled every Sunday because we are aware of the effect it will have if we do not. However, not everyone thinks like that and are lazy so if there is no recycling bin around they will just throw what can be recycled in the trash. I think it would be a good idea if every place had a recycle bin nearby to decrease how much cans and plastic bottles are being thrown away instead of recycled.
ReplyDeleteYou might be considering the dumpster as just a large metal container used to disposal the garbage, but actually it is much more than that. Based on the Drop Off Recycling plan you have chosen, or perhaps more significantly the quantity of garbage that you plan to dispose of; there are often especial Drop Off Recycling to best suit your requirements. Although you need to consider the size and type of Drop Off Recycling that you need actually.
ReplyDeleteDrop Off Recycling