Recycling (for journalism)

Where Are The Recycling Bins at LCNE?

Southington Conn. -- When a prospective student comes to Lincoln College of New England, they may first notice all of the nature surrounding the college campus from the mountainous views to the trees and pond in the front, it is just breathtaking. LCNE looks like a quaint school that really values the environment, but one thing that may be overlooked is the fact that there are no recycling bins.

As a student takes a tour of the dorms they may notice that the only kind of place to put recyclables would be the trash, outside of the dorm complex, Palmisano, there are two very large dumpsters where all the trash and recyclables are places at the end of each day. In this day and age many people are very environmentally conscious so it is very surprising that it appears no one has made any kind of effort to place recycling receptacles around the campus. One residential student said that she tried to start recycling in the dorm last semester but the rest of the dorm mates didn’t like the idea and she also said that even the floors RA shunned her idea.

           

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This semester Ellie, a residential student at LCNE has recently started to collect empty plastic bottles and metal cans in her room, so that she can eventually recycle them. She said that her roommates are open to the idea, which she is happy about since last semester recycling had been an issue in the same dorm. Ellie said that she plans to take the bottles and cans to the grocery store down the road at the end of every week and put them in the bottle and can return. Putting them in the return will also give the college student some extra cash for food [since there are no food services at this campus]. Ellie said, “Just me doing this little bit recycling isn’t going to do much, but I feel like it could be a step in the right direction.”

            Ellie is right, recycling bottles and cans seems to be just the smallest effort that could be done here but it is a step in the right direction and seemingly more of an effort that the school has been doing thus far.             

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