Show Campuses turn to recycling Whether its it's out of concern for shrinking landfill space or simply a good way to raise a little money growing numbers of colleges and universities have turned to recycling Were deluged with requests for information information information tion on how to get recycling programs started they've been coming in at more than a week says one Reynolds Metals Co official Aluminum industry officials say is currently the most profitable material to recycle Prices vary across the country but a pound of aluminum is worth on the average 50 SO cents Many schools are also recycling high-grade high paper glass and newspapers Motivated by increased student pressure the U. U of Illinois recently approved a comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive com com- paper recycling program estimated estimated estimated es es- es- es to cost some over the next five years Two coordinators one working through the physical plant and the other through the residence halls will be responsible responsible responsible sible fo for provoking people to voluntarily support the program and deposit paper products in specially marked containers Containers Containers Containers Con Con- have been placed on each floor of all campus buildings including the residence halls The U. U of Toronto also recycles paper and has more than 60 bins strategically located located located lo lo- lo- lo throughout the campus Northern Illinois Us U.'s unique recycling program glass paper al aluminum promotes community involvement and strengthens public relations at the same time Volunteers pick up recyclables set at curbside by local residents And at the Community College of Allegheny's Allegheny campus camp s pio proceeds e ds from aluminum recycling finance a book scholarship scholarship scholarship scholar scholar- ship fund for students in times of emergency This semester two students received emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency grants While recycling has the potential to make money many efforts in fact do not says Donald Wendel U. U of Illinois vice not producers of revenue not in our community anyway he says More important important important im im- im- im to UI says Wendel is the fact that recycling helps avoid costs Because the local landfill is closed the university has to pay to haul waste 30 miles to the nearest dump site site- an expensive process Recycling redu reduces es the volume of waste material he says so that over a year four-year period the costs avoided will willbe willbe willbe be equal to the amount of money we spent implementing to program But getting the campus to think recycling recycling recycling recy recy- cling is a different matter says Allegheny's Samuel Mangieri Educating faculty staff and students about recycling is a term long-term process Even though were we're pulling in some money our recycling containers have also become become become be be- come a favorite place to dump trash If money is the only objective behind a recycling recycling- program schools should have individual individual individual in in- clubs solicit materials not rely on people to deposit them in the proper receptacles receptacles receptacles recep recep- Mangieri says You need a group that will canvass the cam campus John spokesman for Aluminum Co of America ALCOA agrees To succeed at recycling convenience is everything ver thing You have to make it easy for people to donate nate you cant can't make them work You need someone to collect the materials and take them to a central location one person person person per per- son per residence-hall residence floor for example And put signs and containers near the v ven i- i II Ing ing mach machines nes Theres There's money in recycling says V Van Van- n- n Devender but you need everyone's cooperation tion Editors Editor's note Horizon welcomes suggestions suggestions suggestions as to how a recycling program can be initiated at |