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Purdue needs bins to recycle
plastics
When I first came to Purdue and lived in the residence
hall system, I was amazed to see how easy it was to recycle. Never before
had I seen so much encouragement or myself so inspired. And then it
happened — I moved into an off-campus apartment and watched as
my newly found enthusiasm to protect the environment and save the planet
quickly diminished. However, I was sitting in class today (two years
after I moved out of the dorms) looking at the empty bottle of water
in my hand and suddenly became inspired once again. I thought, "Why
not try to find a place to recycle this bottle? It's not too late to
save the world!" So I looked and looked and looked to find a place to
put it but I couldn't find anything except aluminum can, newspaper and
computer paper recycling bins. I actually even asked around to see if
there were plastic recycling bins anywhere but was only met with blank
stares and a series of "I don't knows." So there I was, walking all
day with my empty water bottle, determined to find a place on campus
to put it. I actually brought it home with me, declaring that I would
not throw it away. You would think that with all the people on this
campus that drink bottled water, or bottled drinks for that matter,
Purdue would have more plastic recycling bins — or at least make
them a little more obvious. I still haven't found one yet. So for now,
my little water bottle will just have to live at home with me until
I do.
Elisabeth Hawrylkiewicz
Junior, School of Liberal Arts
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